Orwell House 16 - 18 Berners Street London W1T 3LN
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Proposal
Amendments to planning permission dated 15 December 2023 (RN:22/08354/FULL) for partial demolition, refurbishment and extension of the existing building comprising removal of the Berners Street facade and stepped rear extensions at third to seventh floor levels; creation of external terraces; removal of existing mews storage unit and infilling to mews building; recladding of facades; installation of new plant equipment; new cycle parking and facilities; and associated works. Use of the building for office use (Class E) (excluding ground floor front) and/or provision of retail (Class E), restaurant (Class E), cafe (Class E) / gallery (Class E / F1) and/or wine bar / drinking establishment use (Sui Generis) at lower ground and ground floor, and gym facilities and / or medical facilities (both Class E) at lower ground floor .se of part lower ground (front) as flexible retail (Class E), restaurant (Class E), gallery (Class F1), wine bar / drinking establishment (Sui Generis), medical (Class E), office (Class E) or gymnasium (Class E).Namely, to amend Conditions 1, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27 32 and 33 of planning permission ref. 22/8354/FULL to reflect design development. Specifically, changes to the extent of sliding doors on the Berners Street façade, Berners Street facing material, retention of the existing brick infill to the Berner Mews, alterations to the Berners Mews attic storey and Southern lightwell elevation
- Received
- 7 June 2024
- Decision due
- 11 July 2024
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- West End
- ReceivedReceived7 Jun
- ValidatedValidated13 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date11 Jul
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Orwell House 16 - 18 Berners Street London W1T 3LN. Westminster has handled 604 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 June 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 484 applications across West End. We hold 323 applications in total for the W1T postcode area.
88% of amendment 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
- W1T 3LN
- Application type
- Non-material amendments
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 June 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Gerald Eve
- Agent address
- One Fitzroy, 6 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JJ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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