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38 Lower Belgrave Street London SW1W 0LN

23/08922/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 17 April 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing three storey rear closet wing and erection of a five storey closet wing and two storey infill extension at lower ground and ground floor level with balcony at ground and terrace at first floor level; Installation of French doors and alterations to fenestration to rear; Internal alterations, including changes to plan form.

Received
22 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Agent
Gundry and Ducker Architecture
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated24 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 84 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at 38 Lower Belgrave Street London SW1W 0LN. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 117 days, 10 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 380 applications across Knightsbridge & Belgravia. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the SW1W 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
SW1W 0LN
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 January 2024
Consultation expiry
28 February 2024
Target decision date
20 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gundry and Ducker Architecture
Agent address
Unit 1 35 Shore Road LONDON E9 7FL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 February 2024
Advertisement expiry
28 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12697374
Comments
0
Documents
44

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Belgravia
  • Listed building: Grade II: 16-46, Lower Belgrave Street Sw1On or next to 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Westminster

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