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Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

Granted Westminster 05/01357/CLEUD Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of two air conditioning units in rear lightwell.

As published by the council, reference 05/01357/CLEUD

Application record

Reference
05/01357/CLEUD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
21 Feb 2005
Validated
15 Mar 2005
Decided
9 May 2005
Ward
Marylebone High Street
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
W1W 6QP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 5 applications since 2005: 2 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/04985/FULL Decided

    Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    Alterations to entrance including installation of new entrance doors.

    Submitted 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00984/NMA Granted

    Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    Amendments to planning permission dated 12th November 2024 (RN: 24/06018/FULL) for Alterations to the entrance at ground floor level and installation of plant with screening and associated equipment at roof level. Namely, omission of previously approved GRP housing at roof level, relocation of 1no 175mm x 450mm louvre integrated into the head of existing WC window; and introduction of 6no 500mmx500mm ventilation louvres to south west elevation.

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 07/05158/FULL Refused

    Northumberland House 155-157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    Relocation of air conditioning units onto the main roof within a new enclosure.

    Decided 14 Sep 2007 Full applications
  • 06/01678/FULL Refused

    Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    Retention of four air conditioning condenser units on rear first floor flat roof.

    Decided 11 Sep 2006 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2005

    Received by Westminster

  2. 15 Mar 2005

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 May 2005

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 9 May 2005, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Northumberland House 155-157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    07/05158/FULL Submitted 12 Jun 2007 50 yards away

    Relocation of air conditioning units onto the main roof within a new enclosure.

    Refused Full applications 12 docs
  • Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    06/01678/FULL Submitted 6 Mar 2006 50 yards away

    Retention of four air conditioning condenser units on rear first floor flat roof.

    Refused Full applications 7 docs
  • Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    26/04985/FULL Submitted 24 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

    Alterations to entrance including installation of new entrance doors.

    Decided Full applications
  • Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    26/00984/NMA Submitted 17 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Amendments to planning permission dated 12th November 2024 (RN: 24/06018/FULL) for Alterations to the entrance at ground floor level and installation of plant with screening and associated equipment at roof level. Namely, omission of previously approved GRP housing at roof level, relocation of 1no 175mm x 450mm louvre integrated into the head of existing WC window; and introduction of 6no 500mmx500mm ventilation louvres to south west elevation.

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 14 docs
  • Basement And Ground Floor Northumberland House 155 - 157 Great Portland Street London W1W 6QP

    26/01148/FULL Submitted 24 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Dual alternative use of the ground and basement floors as showroom (sui generis) or MRI medical centre (Class E)

    Granted Full applications 17 docs
  • Hallam House 56 - 60 Hallam Street London W1W 6JL

    25/04301/FULL Submitted 24 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing roof plant room and erection of a single floor roof extension to provide one residential unit (Class C3). Erection of replacement plant room, and provision of an external terrace, landscaping and green roof. Alterations to rear fenestration pattern. Erection of single storey lower ground floor extension within rear lightwell to provide additional office floorspace (Class E) and replacement of a window with a door at front ground floor level.

    Granted Full applications Extension Roofing +2 124 docs
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