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26/04947/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of Christmas lights along the length of the Strand consisting of 8 x cross street decorations of LED lighting on aluminium frames supported suspended across the street on catenary wires for temporary period between 06 October 2026 to 14 January 2027. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 11 - STRAND - CROSSING LOCATIONS Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 10 - CROSSING IMAGE Drawing · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: Zimbabwe House
List entry 1237039 · 24 m from the pin · 50 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II*, 36 Grade II)
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 ↗
Covent Garden 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.2
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.
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
Registered park or garden 157 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Advert Application (ADV)
Postcode
WC2R 0QE
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Field and Lawn

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 84% of signs and adverts here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
502decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106632
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Display of Christmas lights along the length of the Strand consisting 8 x cross street de…
25/00607/ADV
Within ~100m

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Alteration of three doorsets allowing installation of automatic opening mechanism.
22/01079/LBC
2022 Withdrawn
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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