19 - 21 Great Portland Street London W1W 8QB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board attached to the railings in front of the building at street level and measuring 0.45m x 0.6m Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 10
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- 30 mWalmar HouseGrade II
- 38 mPeter RobinsonGrade II
- 54 m302-312, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 79 mVentilation Standard on Island North of Oxford CircusGrade II
- 81 m273, 275, 275A AND 281A, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 84 m21, Little Portland Street W1Grade II
- 91 m289-305 and 313-319 Regent Street W1 and 3 Cavendish PlaceGrade II
- 91 m261-271, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 93 m314-326, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 101 m43, GREAT PORTLAND STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 109 mUniversity of Westminster (formerly Regent Street Polytechnic)Grade II
- 117 mOxford Circus Underground Station at the north-east corner of Argyll Street and Oxford Street, including offices aboveGrade II
- 118 m1 and 1a, Cavendish Square W1Grade II
- 119 mOxford Circus Underground Station entrance on north-west corner of Argyll Street and Oxford StreetGrade II
- 122 m250-270, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 130 mNo. 219 Oxford StreetGrade II
- 131 mAudley HouseGrade II
- 133 m164-182, Oxford Street W1Grade II
- 135 mThe Argyll Public HouseGrade II*
- 145 mGeorge Public HouseGrade II
- 147 m249-259, Regent Street W1Grade II
Checked on 2 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
- Postcode
- W1W 8QB
- Received
- 4 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 19 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 15 days from validation, 23 days faster than Westminster's median of 38 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 83% of advertisement consent here are.
Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14306163
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14306163
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.
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