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Ground Floor Part South Wing Somerset House Strand London WC2R 1LA

Granted Westminster 20/04918/FULL Full Planning Permission Application

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

  1. 5 Aug 2020

    Received by Westminster

  2. 28 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 28 September 2020, 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.

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