King Street Covent Garden London
Proposal
Temporary installation of festoon lighting to facades of King Street, using removable velcro pads and cable clips; each year for a period of 5 years (affected listed buildings: nos. 8, 14-16, 26-33 (inc. Bedford Chambers), 37, 38, and 40-43 King Street). Linked to 17/08023/ADV.
- Received
- 6 September 2017
- Decided
- 2 November 2017 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedSubmitted6 Sep
- ValidatedValidated8 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Nov
- DecidedDecided2 Nov
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
This is a heritage application at King Street Covent Garden London. Westminster has handled 2,686 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 65 days. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 558 applications across St James's. We hold 961 applications in total for the SW1Y postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: Westminster
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Associated applications
- 20176 Sep
Temporary installation of festoon lighting to facades of King Street, using removable velcro pads and cable…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent17/08016/LBC - 20176 Sep
Display of temporary Festive festoon lighting on buildings lining the north and south sides of King Street…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentPart of17/08023/ADV
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: St James's
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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