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25/03628/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Decided
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of one internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m x 0.6m. (SPLIT DECISION WITH RN: ) NO LONGER REQUIRED Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2025
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Validated
2 Jul 2025
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No Further Action
2 Jul 2025

No Further Action on 2 Jul 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ALIGN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE Design and Access Statement · 28 May 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE REPORT Noise impact assessment · 28 May 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Superseded document · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 28 May 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR RCP Drawing · 28 May 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIGNAGE Drawing · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Location Plan · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 4 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION SUMMARY SHEET Background Papers · 4 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION ACKREC · 4 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY Background Papers · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗ PDF SITELOCATION Background Papers · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Soho 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 2A.2 Parliament Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.5
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Town centre: West End
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
41 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 63 Old Compton Street, Grade II, 4 m away · 6 Grade II*, 35 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 661 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 661 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 27 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,929,821 in September 2023. Other property, freehold.

15 September 2023£2,929,821Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Postcode
W1D 6HS
Received
29 May 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2025
Decision
No Further Action
Decision date
2 Jul 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Align Design and Architecture
Freehold owner
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
68 Dean Street London W1D 4QJ
Removal of condition 5 of listed building consent dated 7th August 2024 (RN 24/03326/LBC)…
25/07368/LBC
2025 Approved
Basement And Ground Floor 39 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JY
Display of two externally illuminated fascia signs measuring 1.65m X 0.715m and two inter…
25/06194/ADV
2025
First Floor 76 - 88 Wardour Street London W1F 0UR
Display of one non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.4m x 0.7m.
25/06994/ADV
2025
55 Dean Street London W1D 6AF
Shopfront alteration; louvre for new ventilation system; and associated works.
25/06932/FULL
2025 Approved
1 - 4 Walker's Court London W1F 0BT
Replacement of the existing shopfront with a glazed timber-framed shopfront, including ve…
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2025 Approved
2 Brewer Street London W1F 0SA
Replacement of the shopfront window to the retail unit at 2 Brewer Street and 87 Wardour…
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2025 Approved
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Alteration to the Wardour Street entrance stair and retaining wall, installation of new i…
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2025 Approved
2 Brewer Street London W1F 0SA
Display of internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign measuring 8.5m X 1m and 5.5m…
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2025 Approved
Basement And Ground Floor 33 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JU
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2025
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2025
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2025
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2020 Approved
68 - 70 Wardour Street London W1F 0TB
Removal of Condition 10 of planning permission dated 23 June 2020 (RN: 20/01448/FULL) for…
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2021
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Use of first floor as a two bed flat (Class D3).
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.