5 Wilton Crescent London SW1X 8RN

23/07155/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Excavation of a single-storey basement beneath the rear part of the building and the Mews building (including replacement of existing swimming pool), construction of a closet wing to the rear elevation of 5 Wilton Crescent, insertion of new lightwells and amendments to rooflight configuration between the main house and mews building, rear infill of mews building at first floor level, installation of plant to lowered front vaults and associated internal and external alterations (Site includes 8 Kinnerton Street). (Linked with 23/07136/LBC)

Received: 15 October 2023
Decision due: 22 December 2023
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Knightsbridge & Belgravia

ReceivedReceived15 Oct
ValidatedValidated27 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 Dec
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at 5 Wilton Crescent London SW1X 8RN. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 October 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 383 applications across Knightsbridge & Belgravia. We hold 1,284 applications in total for the SW1X postcode area.

86% of full 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: SW1X 8RN
Application type: Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Savills
Agent address: Savills 33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12526501
Comments: 0
Documents: 70

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Belgravia
Listed building: Grade II: 1-15, Wilton Crescent Sw1On this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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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