1 Kingsway London WC2B 6AN
Approved on 5 September 2024
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Replacement of existing plant room louvres to ninth floor plant room.
- Received
- 26 June 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
- ReceivedReceived26 Jun
- ValidatedValidated17 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date11 Sep
- DecidedDecided5 Sep
Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 1 Kingsway London WC2B 6AN. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B 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
- WC2B 6AN
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 July 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 4 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 11 September 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
- Agent address
- Somerset House South Wing London WC2R 1LA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 August 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 September 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13119101
- Documents
- 31
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Strand
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20257 Nov
Replacement of existing windows with new glazed door openings, and replacement balustrading, to allow use of…
ApprovedApplication25/04692/FULL - 202513 Jun
Removal of conditions 6 and 7 of planning permission dated 19 February 2008 (RN:07/06901/FULL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/04050/FULL - 202525 Apr
Amendments to planning permission dated 19 February 2008 (RN:07/06901/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/02842/NMA
Source: Westminster
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Consultants on this application
- The Planning Lab Limited · Agent for this application
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