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Communications Station Outside 31 - 32 Rutland Gate London

26/01070/TELCOMApplic. to determine telecom. equipmentApproved

Approved on 16 April 2026

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Removal of an existing 1 no. antenna installed on a lamppost, 1 no. equipment cabinet, and installation of 20m monopole, 4 no. antennas, 3 no. equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.

Received
19 February 2026
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Communications Station Outside 31 - 32 Rutland Gate London. Westminster has handled 111 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Target decision date
15 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Avison Young
Agent address
6th Floor 11 York Street Manchester M2 2AW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14716749
Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: Westminster

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