French Railways House 177 - 180 Piccadilly London W1J 9EP

23/05424/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Variation of conditions 1,11, 23, 27, 30, 32 of planning permission dated 17th May 2022(RN 21/01138/FULL) for the Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to create a Class E use building, including basement plant and cycle parking facilities, installation of roof top plant and all other works incidental to the proposals. NAMELY, to make alterations of building grid and core layouts due to steel re-use; Alterations to ground floor layout and elevations; Alterations to basement; Alterations to roof terraces; Extension of lift overrun; Window setting out altered by 65mm; Alteration to parapet; Alteration to roof material; and alteration to dormer design.

Received: 4 August 2023
Decision due: 3 November 2023
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived4 Aug
ValidatedValidated4 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date3 Nov
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at French Railways House 177 - 180 Piccadilly London W1J 9EP. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 940 applications in total for the W1J postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: W1J 9EP
Application type: Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: DP9
Agent address: DP9 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y5NQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12302390
Comments: 0
Documents: 15

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St James's
Listed building: Grade II: Piccadilly ArcadeOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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