16 Palace Street London SW1E 5JD
Proposal
The addition of a louvre door to the existing lift access area above the access door at the first floor level of Cardinal Place and new extract and intake vents (No. 2) linked to a new substation in the basement and an oil fill point.
- Received
- 11 July 2017
- Decided
- 6 September 2017 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
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- ReceivedSubmitted11 Jul
- ValidatedValidated14 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Sep
- DecidedDecided6 Sep
Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application at 16 Palace Street London SW1E 5JD. Westminster has handled 4,496 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 57 days, 2 weeks quicker than Westminster's median. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 558 applications across St James's. We hold 518 applications in total for the SW1E postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Jan
Detailed drawings and bio-diversity management plan in relation to the green walls pursuant to condition 6 of…
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RefusedDischarge of conditions25/05694/ADFULL - 202423 Jan
Details of noise report pursuant to Condition 3 (part 3) of planning permission dated 26 October 2023…
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/00453/ADFULL - 202423 Jan
Amendments to planning permission dated 26 October 2023 (RN:23/06061/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment24/00452/NMA - 202312 Dec
Details of a photographic schedule (with samples available on site) of the facing materials you will use…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/08601/ADFULL - 20231 Sep
Installation of air source heat pumps (ASHPs) and water source heat pumps (WSHPs) within the existing plant…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application23/06061/FULL
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Listed building: Grade II: Presbytery of Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St EdwardOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Brownfield land register: Development Site At Bressenden Place Victoria Street Allington Street And Buckingham Pala…Register site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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