53 Wimpole Street London W1G 8YH
Approved on 24 May 2024
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of commemorative blue plaque to Wimpole Street elevation.
- Received
- 24 March 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Marylebone
- ReceivedReceived24 Mar
- ValidatedValidated24 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 May
- DecidedDecided24 May
Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at 53 Wimpole Street London W1G 8YH. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 12 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Harley Street conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 168 applications across Marylebone. We hold 590 applications in total for the W1G 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
- W1G 8YH
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 March 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 22 May 2024
- Target decision date
- 19 May 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 1 May 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 May 2024
- Site notice start
- 24 April 2024
- Site notice end
- 15 May 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12920520
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Harley Street
- 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 Sep
Removal and Installation of external rear air condensers and associated pipe work to ground floor, including…
ApprovedListed building consent26/06250/LBC - 202611 Sep
Removal and Installation of external rear air condensers and associated pipe work to ground floor, including…
ApprovedApplication26/06249/FULL
Source: Westminster
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