Planning application
Swire House 59 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6AJ
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Alterations and improvements to ground floor entrance (Buckingham Gate) including new revolving door (repositioning existing) new pass door, new external glazing, and introducing hard/soft landscaping and metal planters. Installation of gate enclosure to rear access (Spenser Street).
As published by the council, reference 25/09281/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/09281/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Postcode
- SW1E 6AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/06548/ADFULL Decided
Swire House 59 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6AJ
Detailed drawings of a planting scheme which includes the number, size, species and position of trees and shrubs and details of a landscape maintenance plan in relation to each of the areas of soft landscaping pursuant to condition 4 and 5 of planning permission dated 28th May 2026 (RN:25/09281/FULL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Westminster
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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26/06548/ADFULL Decided
Swire House 59 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6AJ
Detailed drawings of a planting scheme which includes the number, size, species and position of trees and shrubs and details of a landscape maintenance plan in relation to each of the areas of soft landscaping pursuant to condition 4 and 5 of planning permission dated 28th May 2026 (RN:25/09281/FULL)
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Robinson Escott Planning LLP Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Orpington
Active · incorporated 2012 · Orpington
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23 documents on file for this application
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