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Westminster City School 51-57 Palace Street London SW1E 5HJ

17/06920/COGADFApproval of Details (Council's own Full)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 9 November 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Sample panel of brickwork, built on site, which shows the colour, texture, face bond and pointing and (a) Overall building profile(s) (elevations and sections at 1:20); (b) Windows / curtain walling and doors (elevations and sections at 1:5); (c) Metal cladding and window surrounds (elevations and sections at 1:20, plus product details); d) Design of School Crest brickwork motif (elevation at 1:20, plus brick treatment spec) pursuant to Conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission dated 30 September 2016 (RN: 16/05404).

Received
2 August 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Dec
  5. Decided9 Nov

Decided in 9 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Westminster City School 51-57 Palace Street London SW1E 5HJ. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 7 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 526 applications in total for the SW1E postcode area.

92% of conditions applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SW1E 5HJ
Application type
Approval of Details (Council's own Full)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2017
Target decision date
26 December 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lambert Smith Hampton
Architect profile
LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON LIMITED
Agent address
United Kingdom House 180 Oxford Street London W1D 1NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06132984
Comments
0
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Birdcage WalkPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Development Site At North, South, Alexandra And Mews Buildings At Castle Lane And Palace…Register site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Westminster

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