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26/04545/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of Christmas decorations across the length of Oxford Street for temporary period between 20 September 2026 until 08 January 2027. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF LOCATION_PLAN-8535289 Location Plan · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG DECORATION_IMAGE_2_-_OXFORD_STREET_-_2024-8513657 Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG OXFORD STREET FESTIVE PLAN 2026 DRAFT Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION_DRAWING_-_OXFORD_STREET_-_2024-8551066 Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: Winged Figure, including plinth and applied lettering
List entry 1430994 · 22 m from the pin · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 11 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 ↗
Mayfair 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 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.
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.
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
W1D 1NB
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Fews Festive Displays

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 21 days faster than Westminster's median of 36 for signs and adverts. 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 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15069687
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
261 Oxford Street London W1C 2DE
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2025
Kent House 14 - 17 Market Place London W1W 8AJ
Display of one non illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.2m x 1.6m and two externally illum…
25/07870/ADV
2025
48 Eastcastle Street London W1W 8DX
Re-spray the existing black aluminium glazing frames of the shopfront to a bronze finish…
25/07592/LBC
2025
Niketown 236 Oxford Street London W1C 1DE
Internal alterations at ground, first, second and third floors, including but not limited…
25/07193/LBC
2025
Windsor House 40 - 41 Great Castle Street London W1W 8LU
Installation of new plant
25/06486/FULL
2025 Approved
1 Great Portland Street London W1W 8PZ
Display of a backlit fascia sign measuring 0.13m x 0.5m.
25/05879/ADV
2025
1 Great Portland Street London W1W 8PZ
External changes to the building including installation of mechanical plant at roof level…
25/05878/LBC
2025
1 Great Portland Street London W1W 8PZ
External changes to the building including installation of mechanical plant at roof level…
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2025
225 - 235 Oxford Street London W1D 2LN
Installation of new and replacement condenser units on main flat roof level.
25/05201/FULL
2025
Basement And Ground Floor 7 - 8 Market Place London W1W 8AG
Removal of existing shopfront and installation of new hardwood timber framed glazed shopf…
25/04871/FULL
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Niketown 236 Oxford Street London W1C 1DE
Display of non-illuminated advertising attached to the construction hoarding measuring 12…
25/03755/ADV
2025
Basement And Ground Floor Ashley House 12 Great Portland Street London W1W 8QN
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission dated 9th January 2025 (RN:24/05110/FULL)…
25/03551/FULL
2025 Approved
174 - 178 Oxford Street London W1D 1NH
Display of two internally illuminated projecting signs each measuring 0.50m x 0.50m facin…
25/01146/ADV
2025 Approved
Ground Floor Portland House 4 Great Portland Street London W1W 8QJ
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.44m x 0.53m, two internally…
25/02004/ADV
2025
Niketown 236 Oxford Street London W1C 1DE
Display of two externally illuminated projection advertisements measuring 11.155m x 9.59m…
25/02332/ADV
2025
Niketown 236 Oxford Street London W1C 1DE
Display of non-illuminated graphics attached to the existing hoarding for a temporary per…
25/02331/ADV
2025
Ground Floor Portland House 4 Great Portland Street London W1W 8QJ
Repainting of existing shopfront including colour change and signage.
25/02003/FULL
2025
1 Great Portland Street London W1W 8PZ
External alterations (removal of solid window panel along mezzanine level facing Great Po…
25/01219/LBC
2025
1 Great Portland Street London W1W 8PZ
External alterations (removal of solid window panel along mezzanine level facing Great Po…
25/01218/FULL
2025
174 - 178 Oxford Street London W1D 1NH
Installation of internally illuminated projecting signs each measuring 0.50m x 0.50m faci…
25/01147/LBC
2020 Approved
Portland House 4 Great Portland Street London W1W 8QJ
Installation of three new external air conditioning units, re-positioning of one existing…
20/01412/FULL
2020 Refused
46-49 Eastcastle Street London W1W 8DZ
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 12.6m x 1.8m for the placing of four bench…
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2019 Refused
10 Argyll Street London W1F 7TQ
Installation of replacement shopfront.
19/09944/FULL
2019 Approved
11 Argyll Street London W1F 7TH
Installation of replacement openable shopfront.
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2019 Approved
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Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.77m x 4.66m and externally illu…
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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