38 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0RE
Proposal
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.3m x 1.64m and one internally illuminated projecting sign.
- Received
- 18 July 2023
- Decided
- 14 September 2023 · Application Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 Oct
- DecidedDecided14 Sep
Decided in 14 days (council typically 49)
This is an advertising consent application at 38 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0RE. Westminster has handled 1,283 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 3 weeks longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Grosvenor Gardens conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20234 Dec
Alterations to shopfront including insertion of an additional entrance door to replace existing window and…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application23/08384/FULL - 20234 Dec
Display of a halo illuminated fascia sign measuring 4.8m x 0.5m and an externally illuminated projecting sign…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent23/08385/ADV
Planning constraints
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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