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88 Portland Place London W1B 1PR

23/07198/TELCOMApplic. to determine telecom. equipmentApproved

Approved on 13 December 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Replacement of 3 antennas, associated shrouding with 3 antennas mounted on 2.4m and 2.7m high new support poles measuring 31.56m and 32.75m from ground level, installation of 1 300mm dish along with associated shrouding and development ancillary thereto.

Received
17 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
West End
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided13 Dec

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at 88 Portland Place London W1B 1PR. Westminster has handled 111 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Harley Street conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across West End. We hold 372 applications in total for the W1B postcode area.

88% of telecoms applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
W1B 1PR
Application type
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2023
Consultation expiry
29 November 2023
Target decision date
11 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Waldon Telecom
Agent address
South Acre - The Walnut Yard Gelscoe Lane Diseworth, Derby DE74 2AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
29 November 2023
Site notice start
1 November 2023
Site notice end
22 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12535907
Documents
38

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Harley Street
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 92-96, Portland Place W1On or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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