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SW1X 8QZ.

SW1X 8QZ has 2 known premises and 3 planning records — 3 approved of 3 decided (100%).

Postcode SW1X 8QZ · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther3 exact3 on the map — every match
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2
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
3
Applications
3 decided
100%
Approval rate
3 approved · 0 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
3
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

SW1X 8QZ has 2 known premises and 3 planning records — 3 approved of 3 decided (100%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

3 planning applications across the postcode; 3 approved of 3 decided (100%). Latest 3 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
1 x London plane: Crown thin by up to 20% including tips, to ensure relatively even canopy density. Crown lift lower branches by up to 3m (small diameter branches, pruned to suitable branch junctions)
Argentine Embassy 49 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QZ · premises record
Applicant Sofia Vilan · Agent Bruce Watson Ltd · Officer Barbara Milne
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Approved
2015-02-26
1 x London plane: Crown lift over highway/pavements to 5m. Lift small diameter branches in lower crown projecting towards the Embassy building to the height of the pediment over the first floor windows. Remove one larger diameter low branch projecting north west over garden to point of origin (1). Remove one small diameter drooping branch over Belisha beacon (2). Thin branch ends by 15%. See attached picture for location of branches 1 and 2.
Argentine Embassy 49 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QZ · premises record
Applicant Sofia Vilan · Agent Bruce Watson Ltd · Officer Barbara Milne
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Approved
2012-11-28
1 x London Plane. Crown lift to 0.5m above the ground floor windows. Tip thin by 15%. Prune back from building to give 1-2m clearance. Prune back from street furniture to give 1-2m clearance. Reduce back from pedestrian crossing to bring longer branches in line with the main crown.
Argentine Embassy 49 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QZ · premises record
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
Approved
2010-07-29
1 x London plane: Crown thin by up to 20% including tips, to ensure relatively even canopy density. Crown lift lower branches by up to 3m (small diameter branches, pruned to suitable branch junctions)
Argentine Embassy 49 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QZ · premises record
Applicant Sofia Vilan · Agent Bruce Watson Ltd · Officer Barbara Milne
Approved
2015-02-26
More
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
1 x London plane: Crown lift over highway/pavements to 5m. Lift small diameter branches in lower crown projecting towards the Embassy building to the height of the pediment over the first floor windows. Remove one larger diameter low branch projecting north west over garden to point of origin (1). Remove one small diameter drooping branch over Belisha beacon (2). Thin branch ends by 15%. See attached picture for location of branches 1 and 2.
Argentine Embassy 49 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QZ · premises record
Applicant Sofia Vilan · Agent Bruce Watson Ltd · Officer Barbara Milne
Approved
2012-11-28
More
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO
1 x London Plane. Crown lift to 0.5m above the ground floor windows. Tip thin by 15%. Prune back from building to give 1-2m clearance. Prune back from street furniture to give 1-2m clearance. Reduce back from pedestrian crossing to bring longer branches in line with the main crown.
Argentine Embassy 49 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QZ · premises record
Approved
2010-07-29
More
Applic. for wks to trees subject to TPO

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for Westminster — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 2 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Belgravia · reference CONARA/1350 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Belgravia · reference CONARA/1350 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 3 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 2 applications
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Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent3 applications and 3 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

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Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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