32 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0RE
Proposal
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 29 November 2017 (RN: 17/05270/FULL) for Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 21 April 2016 ( RN 15/06445/FULL) for the construction of mansard roof extension at fourth floor level and use of first, second, third and new fourth floor to provide 23 intermediate affordable housing units (Class C3). Use of the ground and basement floors for retail (Class A1/A3) including replacement shopfronts and external works to the front, rear and side elevations, namely to use space as (Class A1) in place of the proposed substation, retain height of rear boundary wall with lateral support from construction of new leaf, enlargement of two risers adjacent to lift shaft and addition of third riser in the new stair core, raise the parapet level of wall enclosing the main stair by 450mm to allow for a new access roof light, installation of new automatic opening vent, the walkway, escape stair and locations of service outlets altered, and number of PV panels reduced to reflect electrical demand from the common parts of the building.
- Received
- 10 November 2017
- Decided
- 18 April 2018 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
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- ReceivedSubmitted10 Nov
- ValidatedValidated14 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Jan
- DecidedDecided18 Apr
Decided in 155 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for an extension at 32 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0RE. 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 159 days, 12 weeks longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Grosvenor Gardens 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 1,432 applications in total for the SW1W postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201710 Nov
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 29 November 2017 (RN: 17/05270/FULL
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)17/10022/FULL - 201713 Jun
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 21 April 2016 ( RN 15/06445/FULL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Part of17/05270/FULL
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Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Grosvenor Gardens
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: 32 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0RERegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage 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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