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76-78 Portland Place London W1B 1NT

24/01846/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 June 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of lower ground to 7th floor as Class E (g) (i) office use and/or Class (E) (g) (ii) research and development in association with the installation of plant at main and rear roof level and other minor external alterations.

Received
20 March 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
West End
Agent
Howard de Walden Estates ltd
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided27 Jun

Decided in 86 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 76-78 Portland Place London W1B 1NT. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 7 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Harley Street conservation area, with 6 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.

86% of full 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 1NT
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2024
Consultation expiry
15 May 2024
Target decision date
28 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Howard de Walden Estates ltd
Agent address
23 Queen Anne Street London Surrey W1G 9DL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 April 2024
Advertisement expiry
15 May 2024
Site notice start
9 April 2024
Site notice end
30 April 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12507420
Documents
54

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    7 Jan

    Details of a Servicing Management Plan and details of a management plan to show how you will limit the use of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00071/ADFULL
  2. 2024
    20 Mar

    Change of use of lower ground to 7th floor as Class E (g) (i) office use and/or Class (E) (g) (ii) research…

    This applicationApprovedFull24/01846/FULL

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