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Strand Palace Hotel 372 Strand London WC2R 0JJ

26/01997/TELNOTTelecoms NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 31 March 2026

Council decision: No Further Action

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The replacement of 3no. antennas: 2no. antennas to be replaced in existing positions. 1no. antenna to be replaced and relocated. Development Ancillary works thereto.

Received
12 March 2026
Ward
St James's
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 19 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Strand Palace Hotel 372 Strand London WC2R 0JJ. Westminster has handled 111 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 186 applications in total for the WC2R 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
WC2R 0JJ
Application type
Telecoms Notification
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Target decision date
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Beacon Comms
Agent address
10 Sovereign Park Cleveland Way Hemel Hempstead HP2 7DA

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Strand
  • Listed building: Grade II: Lamp post opposite the Strand Palace HotelOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Hudson House, 8 Tavistock Street, London, WC2E 7PERegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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© 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.

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    12 Mar

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