Planning application
23 Portland Place London W1B 1PZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Display of flagpole and flag.
As published by the council, reference 04/02771/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 04/02771/ADV
- Type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 8 Apr 2004
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2004
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2004
- Ward
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1B 1PZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2004: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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06/01816/FULL Granted
23 Portland Place London W1B 1PZ
Installation of stone ramp and handrails on the Portland Place entrance. Retention of an air handling unit, relocation of four condensers, removal of redundant chillers and replacement with two new chillers all behind existing dummy mansard screen at roof level.
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06/01325/FULL Granted
23 Portland Place London W1B 1PZ
Installation of a full height boiler flue within the existing lightwell to roof level.
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04/07517/FULL Granted
23 Portland Place London W1B 1PZ
Installation of nine air conditioning units at roof level all behind existing louvered screens.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2004
Received by Westminster
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1 Jun 2004
Decision issued: Application Refused
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18 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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23 Portland Place London W1B 1PZ
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