Planning application
Telephone Exchange Building 12 Lisle Street London WC2H 7BQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of two antennas on the Gerrard Buildings Telephone Exchange.
As published by the council, reference 25/04971/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04971/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 17 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2H 7BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00215/FULL Granted
Telephone Exchange Building 12 Lisle Street London WC2H 7BQ
Removal of six antennas and ancillary equipment and installation of six new antennas between 27m/28.2m in height, remote radio units and ancillary development at roof level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2025
Received by Westminster
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15 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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