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26/05092/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of Christmas decorations on the ground floor facade of the building for a temporary period from the 1st November 2026 until the 4th January 2027. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
45 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Liberty's Warehouse, Grade II, 4 m away · 3 Grade II*, 42 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 ↗
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.
National infrastructure project 1054 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 1054 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, 277 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 ↗
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 6 October 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

Floor area175 m² (1,884 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 39)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, 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 (ADV)
Postcode
W1F 7PY
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 29 days faster than Westminster's median of 40 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,132decided 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 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15103988
Planning Portal ref
PP-15103988
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Display of two non illuminated A boards measuring 1m X 1m
24/05432/ADV
2024
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.2m x 3m and display of internal…
24/04050/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Basement And Ground Floor 28 - 28A Carnaby Street London W1F 7DQ
Repainting the entire facade including doors in RAL 1013.
25/08347/LBC
2025
35 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DP
Display of shopfront windows temporary vinyl graphic internally applied measuring 2.41m x…
25/08312/ADV
2025
8 Foubert's Place London W1F 7PD
Display of two externally illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.38m x 0.54m.
25/07800/ADV
2025
Fourth Floor North Palladium House 1 - 4 Argyll Street London W1F 7TA
Internal alteration only comprising opening up of internal partition wall at 4th floor.
25/07066/LBC
2025 Refused
25 Ganton Street London W1F 9BP
Display of two externally illuminated double sided hanging signs measuring 0.75m x 0.70m.
25/05268/ADV
2025
34 Kingly Street London W1B 5QH
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 13th October 2023 (RN:23/05822/FULL…
25/06800/FULL
2025
Liberty House 222 Regent Street London W1B 5TR
Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus to a Listed Bu…
25/07301/TELNOT
2025
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Internal alterations to stud partitian walls; fit-out; Alterations to shopfrot including…
25/06586/LBC
2025
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Installation of internally illuminated LED Screen to side walls & ceiling measuring 2.4m…
25/06585/ADV
2025
3 Newburgh Street London W1F 7RE
Affix x1 external longshank eyebolts to each of the front elevations of the above propert…
25/06546/LBC
2025
30 - 31 Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7JA
Installation of four eye bolt fixings; x1 at 30-31 Great Marlborough Street, x2 at 9 Carn…
25/06547/FULL
2025
188 - 196 Regent Street London W1B 5BT
Display of Christmas arches in doorways measuring 3.1m x 8.6m, and guard sentry boxes bet…
25/06476/ADV
2025 Approved
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.3m X 0.3m
25/04954/ADV
2025 Approved
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Redecoration of the existing window frames, doors fascia, in white paint, internal and ex…
25/04955/LBC
2025 Refused
34 Kingly Street London W1B 5QH
Internal alterations including installation of new display cabinet; backfitting display s…
25/04531/LBC
2025
Foubert's Place London
Display of Festoon Lighting along Foubert's Place, Newburgh Street, Ganton Street and Kin…
25/06336/ADV
2025 Refused
31 Foubert's Place London W1F 7QF
Removal of the existing entrance door and the transom above, installation of a new full-h…
25/04068/FULL
2025 Approved
(Including Basement To First Floor Foubert's Place) Basement And Ground Floor 30 - 31 Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7JA
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs on Great Marlborough Street and Fouber…
25/05170/ADV
2025 Approved
Libertys Tudor Building Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7HH
Installation of new fixings at East, Central, and West atria at first, third and fourth f…
25/04078/LBC
2025 Refused
34 Kingly Street London W1B 5QH
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.7m x 2.8m to the Little Mar…
25/04530/ADV
2022 Approved
Palladium House 1-4 Argyll Street London W1F 7TA
Internal alterations to the reception area at ground floor level.
22/03177/LBC
2022 Approved
23 - 24 Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7HU
Installation of temporary window to Argyll Street for a temporary period of 1 year.
22/01002/LBC
2022 Approved
23 - 24 Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7HU
Installation of openable window to Argyll Street and use of the public highway for a queu…
22/01001/FULL
2022 Approved
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Flexible use of the first to third floors for either continued residential (Class C3) use…
22/00788/LBC
2022 Approved
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Flexible use of the first to third floors for either continued residential (Class C3) use…
22/00780/FULL
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

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: 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.