21 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6LS
Approved on 19 June 2025
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Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to six flats (Class C3) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.
- Received
- 25 April 2025
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- henry planning ltd
- ReceivedReceived25 Apr
- ValidatedValidated25 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 Jun
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at 21 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6LS. Westminster has handled 218 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 8 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 526 applications in total for the SW1E postcode area.
82% of outline 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
- SW1E 6LS
- Application type
- Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings(OTR)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 19 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- henry planning ltd
- Agent address
- 163 Church Hill Road East Barnet BARNET EN4 8PQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 May 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 June 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: Site At 18-19 Buckingham Gate LondonRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201713 Jul
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board located on the face of…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent17/06226/AD7 - 201612 Feb
Erection of lift overrun.
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission16/01272/FULL - 201612 Feb
Erection of a visual screen within courtyard at lower ground floor level; bricking up of side window at lower…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission16/01273/FULL
Source: Westminster
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