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26/02004/TELNOT - Telecoms Notification Pending
Telecoms masts

Proposal

The removal of 3no. antennas, to be replaced with 3no. antennas. Development Ancillary and associated steelworks thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 214.

Documents 1

Other documents 1

PDF ACK-TELECOM NOTIFICATION Background Papers · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Regent's Park conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1-6, PARK CRESCENT W1 (See details for further address information), Grade I, 45 m away · 3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 75 m away: Regent's Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 202 m away: A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Telecoms Notification
Postcode
W1W 5AH
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Agent
Beacon Comms

Decision outlook

Day 214, past the statutory target. 97% of prior approvals in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Sept 2026.

Day 214158 days past the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,187decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Westminster to go on. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Relocation of existing louvres from ground floor facade on Great Portland Street to Park…
24/08364/FULL
2024
The proposed upgrade comprises the removal and replacement of 3no. existing antenna with…
24/01338/TELNOT
2023
Demolition of existing second and third floor of 211 Great Portland Street and erection o…
23/06612/FULL
2023 Approved
Details of new enclosure to the plant pursuant to Condition 2 of planning permission date…
23/05535/ADFULL
2023 Approved
Installation of new items of plant to the rear of the Portland Hospital
23/02670/FULL
2022 Approved
Installation of air conditioning units to the rear of the Portland Hospital.
22/07614/FULL
2021 Approved
Display of one internally illuminated signage fin at the front of The Portland Hospital m…
21/07250/ADV
2020 Approved
Installation upgrade of telecommunications equipment at roof level and associated works.
20/04698/TELCOM
2018 Approved
Demolition of existing second and third floor of 211 Great Portland Street and erection o…
18/00178/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
53 Bolsover Street London W1W 5NG
Use of the lower ground and ground floor as residential (Class C3) to form 1 x 1 bedroom…
25/04830/FULL
2025
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Use of Devonshire House and ground and upper floors of 201 Great Portland Street for eith…
25/04760/FULL
2025
53 Bolsover Street London W1W 5NG
Change of use of first floor office to single residential dwelling (Class C3).
25/04411/FULL
2024
Rossetti House 106 - 110 Hallam Street London W1W 5HG
Windows replacement (like for like) to flats, converting two existing windows to AOV's in…
24/07761/FULL
2024
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Roof maintenance works, including relaying of the flat roof system, removal, repair and r…
24/07253/LBC
2024
8 Park Crescent London W1B 1PG
Roof maintenance works, including relaying of the flat roof system, removal, repair and r…
24/07252/FULL
2024
First Floor 305 Great Portland Street London W1W 5DD
Internal alterations including the removal and addition of partitions at first floor leve…
24/06629/LBC
2024
385 - 387 Euston Road London NW1 3AU
Alterations to the main ground floor entrance; refurbishment of existing windows, install…
24/04909/FULL
2024
10 Park Crescent Mews East London W1W 5AG
Replacement of windows
24/03908/FULL
2024
385-387 Euston Road London NW1 3AU
Use of the building for any purpose within Class E 'Commercial, Business and Service.
24/01556/CLOPUD
2023 Approved
Flat 3, 9 - 12 Park Crescent London W1B 1PG
Installation of one air conditioning unit at roof level (Linked with 23/06658/LBC)
23/06657/FULL
2023
Flat 4 8 Park Crescent London W1B 1PG
Replacement of an existing conservatory with a new structure on the same footprint with a…
23/07758/LBC
2023
Flat 4 8 Park Crescent London W1B 1PG
Replacement of an existing conservatory with a new structure on the same footprint with a…
23/07757/FULL
2023
Flat 3, 9 - 12 Park Crescent London W1B 1PG London W1B 1PG
Installation of one air conditioning unit located on roof terrace; Removal of internal pa…
23/06658/LBC
2023 Refused
59-61 Bolsover Street And 224-228 Great Portland Street London W1W 5QP
Provison of fire protection sprinkler tank, wall mounted box enclosing pipework and plant…
23/01119/FULL
2023 Approved
Third Floor 88 - 92 Baker Street London W1U 8TQ
Variation of condition 4 of planning permission dated 17th May 2022 (21/05257/TCH) for us…
23/01836/FULL
2023 Approved
240-242 Great Portland Street London W1W 5QU
Display of three internally illuminated menu boxes measuring 36.7cm x 28cm, 69.4cm x 52cm…
23/00984/ADV
2022 Approved
Garages At Devonshire Row Mews London
Use of lower ground and ground floor level as Class E (e) medical space and/or Class E (g…
22/06882/FULL
2023 Approved
First Floor 305 Great Portland Street London W1W 5DD
Display of a replacement, non-illuminated, advertising panel above the ground floor entra…
23/00208/ADV
2023 Approved
First Floor 305 Great Portland Street London W1W 5DD
Installation of a replacement, non-illuminated, advertising panel above the ground floor…
23/00179/LBC
2016 Approved
Flat 1 10 Park Crescent London
Minor alterations to wall and door openings
16/00311/LBC
2016 Approved
229 Great Portland Street London W1W 5PN
External decorations to Park Crescent frontage.
16/03629/LBC
2016 Approved
13-14 Park Crescent London W1B 1PQ
Display of advertising on a hoarding for a temporary period from the 1 April 2016 until t…
16/03237/ADV
2016 Approved
Flat 1 10 Park Crescent London
Installation of replacement windows on rear elevation and internal alterations. (Flat 1)
16/00241/FULL
2016 Approved
Flat 1 10 Park Crescent London
Installation of replacement windows on rear elevation and internal alterations. (Flat 1).
16/00242/LBC
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings