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42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

Granted Westminster 19/00649/FULL Application for full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

External alterations to roof including, installation of new building services, repairs as required to clay tile pitched, and lead flat roof finishes, insulation, and flashings, remove or alter upstands to receive new skylight and access hatch, repair or replace existing safety railing for emergency escape protection, proposed replacement AC condensor units and satellite dish. (Linked to 19/00650/LBC)

As published by the council, reference 19/00649/FULL

Application record

Reference
19/00649/FULL
Type
Application for full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
28 Jan 2019
Validated
28 Jan 2019
Decided
29 Mar 2019
Ward
St James's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW1A 1NS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 14 applications since 2003: 10 approved, 4 refused.

  • 20/01366/ADLBC Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Details of new windows and doors, including glazing bars, heads, sills and reveals pursuant to condition 3 (a) of listed building consent dated 27th March 2019 (RN:19/00650).

    Decided 4 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 07/02283/ADLBC Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Kitchens and bathrooms pursuant to Condition 7 of listed building consent dated 03 October 2006 (RN: 06/05187).

    Decided 9 Aug 2007 Conditions
  • 06/05187/LBC Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Creation of front basement lightwell, alterations to front and rear fenestration, installation of two rear ground floor glazed rooflights and erection of rear ground floor boundary wall in connection with use of Nos. 42 and 43 as two dwelling houses. Removal of extension at rear ground and first floor level and internal alterations.

    Decided 3 Oct 2006 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 06/05186/FULL Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Creation of front basement lightwell, alterations to front and rear fenestration, installation of two rear ground floor glazed rooflights and erection of rear ground floor boundary wall in connection with use of Nos. 42 and 43 as two dwelling houses.

    Decided 3 Oct 2006 Full applications
  • 05/04589/AD7 Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'To Let' or 'For Sale' board located within the building behind the ground floor window and measuring 0.45m x 0.60m.

    Decided 8 Jul 2005 Advertising
  • 04/09381/AD7 Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale'* board located within the building behind the ground/first* floor window and measuring 0.45m x 0.6m.

    Decided 8 Dec 2004 Advertising
  • 04/03566/AD7 Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale' board located within the building behind the ground floor window and measuring 0.6m x 0.45m.

    Decided 27 May 2004 Advertising
  • 04/01286/LBC Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Use of 42 and 43 St James's Place as two single-family dwellings, installation of a basement door and ground floor window to No. 43. Internal alterations at basement to fourth floor levels comprising infilling of openings and alterations to partitions.

    Decided 21 Jun 2004 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 04/01285/FULL Granted

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Use of 42 and 43 St James's Place as two single-family dwellings, installation of a basement door and ground floor window to No. 43.

    Decided 21 Jun 2004 Full applications
  • 03/06790/FULL Refused

    42 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    Erection of full-height glazed rear extensions and other alterations in connection with conversion of 42 and 43 St James's Place into 2 separate dwellinghouses.

    Decided 1 Dec 2003 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jan 2019

    Received by Westminster

  2. 29 Mar 2019

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Nick Leith Smith Architecture + Design Agent, an architecture practice

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

88 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 29 March 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • First And Second Floor 46 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    02/05798/AD7 Submitted 26 Jul 2002 50 yards away

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.

    Granted Advertising 2 docs
  • 45 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    19/03530/LBC Submitted 9 May 2019 50 yards away

    Replacement of the existing air conditioning on the rear elevation. (Linked to 19/03529/FULL)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
  • 45 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    19/03528/ADLBC Submitted 9 May 2019 50 yards away

    Details of method statement and full details for works and repairs to the roof pursuant to condition 7(ii) of planning permission dated 08 March 2018 (RN: 17/09877/LBC).

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
  • 46 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    04/09950/AD7 Submitted 16 Dec 2004 50 yards away

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale' board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.

    Granted Advertising 3 docs
  • 46 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    04/09742/AD7 Submitted 9 Dec 2004 50 yards away

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.

    Granted Advertising 3 docs
  • 41 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS

    07/04521/LBC Submitted 22 May 2007 50 yards away

    Internal alterations at third and fourth floor levels.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 2 docs

In Westminster

  • 26/06295/FULL Awaiting decision

    15 Warwick Way London SW1V 1QT

    Installation of a new shopfront.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/06297/FULL Awaiting decision

    15 Warwick Way London SW1V 1QT

    Alterations to rear elevation at basement level comprising repolacement window and installation of double opening door.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/06234/FULL Awaiting decision

    40 Grosvenor Place London SW1X 7HJ

    Use of lower ground floor of Unit 3 and ground floor of Unit 2 as gym (Class E(d)) and/ or office (Class E(g))

    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/06249/FULL Awaiting decision

    53 Wimpole Street London W1G 8YH

    Removal and Installation of external rear air condensers and associated pipe work to ground floor, including internal works to ground and first floor. (Linked with 26/06250/LBC)

    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03576/FULL Decided

    15A Devonshire Terrace London W2 3DW

    Erection of an infill extension to basement courtyard to form new bedroom and internal alterations. (Linked with 26/03577/LBC)

    Received 1 Jun, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Full applications