20 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JH
Proposal
Notwithstanding the plans hereby approved, revised details of the proposed lift enclosure shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with Historic England pursuant to Condition 5 of listed building consent dated 20 July 2022 (22/02171/LBC).
- Received
- 18 November 2024
- Target decision date
- 13 January 2025
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated18 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Jan
- DecidedDecided
This is an application to discharge conditions at 20 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JH. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 37 days. It was submitted on 18 November 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 558 applications across St James's. We hold 961 applications in total for the SW1Y postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Mar
Removal of existing light fittings and replacement with new contemporary light fittings at the ground, first…
ApprovedListed building consent26/01828/LBC - 202612 Feb
Relocation of existing chandelier light fitting at the ground floor music room (RM0.02) to the first-floor…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00897/LBC - 202514 Jul
Replacement of damask fabric in first and second drawing rooms at the first floor and associated works.
ApprovedListed building consent25/04821/LBC - 202529 May
Details of new internal doors, pursuant to Condition 5 of listed building consent dated 22 May 2025 (RN…
ApprovedListed building consent25/03641/ADLBC - 202516 Apr
Internal alteration including the removal or retention of partitions at lower ground and ground floors…
ApprovedListed building consent25/02382/LBC - 202410 Jun
Removal of blind door architraves at second and third floors; removal of 'scumble glazing'; insertion of…
PendingListed building consent24/03827/LBC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- 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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