34 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9HP
Approved on 9 March 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Details of written scheme of investigation for a programme of archaeological work pursuant to Condition 4(a) of planning permission dated 22 June 2023 (RN: 22/08502/FULL)
- Received
- 2 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Phillips Planning Services Limited
- ReceivedReceived2 Dec
- ValidatedValidated2 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Jan
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 97 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at 34 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9HP. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 7 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H postcode area.
92% of conditions 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
- SW1H 9HP
- Application type
- Approval of Details (Full PP)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 27 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Phillips Planning Services Limited
- Agent address
- Kingsbrook House 7 Kingsway Bedford MK42 9BA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: Queen Anne's Gate Buildings 29-35 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9JARegister 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
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Apr
Details of Code of Construction Practice Appendix A checklist pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02194/ADFULL - 202613 Mar
Details of evidence of CoCP Construction Management Plan with Appendix A, Checklist ?B? for Basements ?…
RefusedDischarge of conditions26/01643/ADFULL - 202630 Jan
Details of Arboricultural Method Statement and an auditable system of arboricultural site supervision and…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00565/ADFULL - 201713 Oct
Variation of condition 1 of listed building consent dated 8 September 2016 (RN: 16/06779/LBC
RefusedListed building consent17/09169/LBC - 201713 Oct
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 8 September 2016 (RN: 16/06778/FULL
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)17/09115/FULL - 201530 Nov
Excavation works to create a double-storey basement to include swimming pool under the footprint of the house…
RefusedApplication for full Planning Permission15/11140/FULL - 201530 Nov
Excavation works to create a double-storey basement to include swimming pool under the footprint of the house…
RefusedListed building consent15/11141/LBC - 201527 Nov
Excavation works to create a single-storey basement under the footprint of the house. Installation of an air…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission15/11094/FULL - 200711 Jan
1 x London Plane (rear): Reduce lowest branch to elbow and reduce next branch up to previous points.
ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA07/00632/TCA - 20028 Jul
Paint colour pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building consent dated 7 January 2002 May 2001 (RN…
ApprovedListed building consent02/05148/ADLBC - 20028 Jul
Paint colour pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission dated 7 January 2002 (RN: 01/09152/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions02/05147/ADFULL
Source: Westminster
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