79, Chester Square, SW1W 9DU

24/08785/LBCListed building consentApproved

Approved on 24 January 2025

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Proposal

Layout alterations to the newly-built basement layout, pool size and reorientation of the new staircase.

Submitted: 3 January 2025
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted3 Jan
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Jan

Decided in 21 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a listed building consent application at 79, Chester Square, SW1W 9DU. Westminster has handled 675 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across KBW_22. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the SW1W postcode area.

90% of listed building consent 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 9DU
Application type: Listed building consent

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: Nos 77 to 80 (consec), 80a and Mews Arch, Chester SquareOn 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.

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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