Avenue House 25 - 27 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 7EG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of exterior lighting to provide illumination to the existing building facades on Shaftesbury Avenue and Great Windmill Street. (Linked with 25/05819/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Oct 2025 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 11
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 2
- Installation of exterior lighting to provide illumination to the existing building facades on Shaftesbury Avenue and Great…
Site constraints 11
Show all 31 with distances
- 3 mThe Lyric TheatreGrade II
- 29 m20-24, Shaftesbury AvenueGrade II
- 46 mThe Apollo TheatreGrade II
- 56 mThe London PavilionGrade II
- 71 mTrocaderoGrade II
- 78 mSmiths CourtGrade II
- 82 mThe Gielgud TheatreGrade II
- 84 m18-20, Coventry Street Wc2Grade II
- 85 m29, Great Windmill Street W1Grade II
- 85 mThe Blue Posts Public HouseGrade II
- 89 m26, Rupert Street W1Grade II
- 91 m49 and 51, Brewer Street W1Grade II
- 91 m22 and 24, Rupert Street W1Grade II
- 92 m4-6 Glasshouse StreetGrade II
- 96 m41 and 43, Wardour Street W1Grade II
- 107 mThe Queen's TheatreGrade II
- 108 mPiccadilly Circus Underground Station Booking Hall Concourse and Bronzework to Pavement Subway EntrancesGrade II
- 112 m27, WARDOUR STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 112 mFormer Rialto Cinema and Cafe De ParisGrade II
- 119 mNcp Multi Storey Car ParkGrade II
- 121 mThe County Fire OfficeGrade II
- 123 mRegent Palace Hotel (Main Building and Bridge)Grade II
- 127 m22, COVENTRY STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 127 mThe QuadrantGrade II
- 130 m7 and 9, Wardour Street W1Grade II
- 137 m36-40, Great Pulteney Street W1Grade II
- 137 mCriterion Theatre and RestaurantGrade II*
- 139 m12, Brewer Street W1Grade II
- 140 mShaftesbury Memorial Fountain ErosGrade I
- 143 m34, Haymarket Sw1Grade II*
- 149 m33, Haymarket Sw1Grade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- W1D 7EG
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Complex Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A4 Architecture (UK) Limited
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 13 days faster than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
56 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14181111
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14181111
- Comments by
- 19 Sept 2025
- Site or press notice
- 29 Aug 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 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.
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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