Planning application
Ground Floor Part South Wing Somerset House Strand London WC2R 1LA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission dated 18 November 2015 (RN: 15/09122) for 'Erection of canopy on the River Terrace every year between 18th March and 14th October for an outdoor terrace bar in connection with existing ground and lower ground floor uses at Somerset House'. Namely, to allow the use and structure until the end of January 2021 (to help make up for the shortfall in revenue, associated with the impacts of the closure of the site due to COVID 19).
As published by the council, reference 20/04918/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 20/04918/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 5 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2020
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2020
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2R 1LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2020
Received by Westminster
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28 Sep 2020
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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4 Sep 2026
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