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Buckingham Palace Buckingham Gate London SW1A 1AA

17/08710/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 6 December 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Variation of condition 1 of listed building consent dated 05 April 2016 (RN: 15/12038/LBC) for the 'External alterations to the Gardeners' Compound in Buckingham Palace Gardens including the erection of a single storey extension and refurbishment and modernisation of existing structures; works to repair the retaining wall to the Long Shed and associated enclosure work; and associated surfacing and other minor works'. NAMELY, to amend the approved drawing numbers to allow design changes .

Received
26 September 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
Martin Steele Partnership
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Nov
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at Buckingham Palace Buckingham Gate London SW1A 1AA. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Royal Parks conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

93% of heritage 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
SW1A 1AA
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2017
Consultation expiry
3 November 2017
Target decision date
21 November 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Martin Steele Partnership
Agent address
The Studio Kent House Station Approach Barnmead Road Beckenham BR3 1JD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 October 2017
Advertisement expiry
3 November 2017

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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