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26/06404/AADV - Approval of Details (AADV) Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Detailed drawings of the proposed Christmas displays for the 2026 - 2027 period pursuant to Condition 1 (PART) of Advertisement Consent dated 30th May 2025 (RN: ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF ADVERT - APPROVAL OF DETAILS Decision Notice · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CARNABY STREET - FESTIVE DISPLAY 2026 DRAWING PACK Drawing · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL. Background Papers · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 11

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 4A.2 Primrose Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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.
58 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 41 and 43, Beak Street W1, Grade II, 13 m away · 3 Grade II*, 55 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 892 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 892 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, 192 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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Approval of Details (AADV)
Postcode
W1F 9PB
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15234253
Planning Portal ref
PP-15234253
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Details of drawings of the proposed Christmas displays for each period pursuant to Condit…
25/06514/ADFULL
2025 Approved
Display of Christmas Decorations on the Carnaby Estate at Carnaby Street, Kingly Street…
25/03699/ADV
2024
Detailed drawings of proposed Christmas displays pursuant to Condition 1 of Advertisement…
24/08316/AADV
2024
Details of Christmas lights installation and operation schedule pursuant to Condition 4 o…
24/06476/AADV
2022
Detailed drawings of Erection of Christmas lights, wires and decorations - no earlier tha…
22/06098/ADFULL
Within ~100m

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2025
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2025
Lisa House 52 - 55 Carnaby Street London W1F 9QE
Use of basement and ground as a temporary pop up retail and bar (Sui Generis) use for a t…
25/06972/FULL
2025 Refused
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Display of two externally illuminated double sided hanging signs measuring 0.75m x 0.70m.
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2024 Approved
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2024
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Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign on splay elevation measuring 0.53m x 0.4…
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2021 Approved
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Display of an internally illuminated hanging sign measuring 0.35m x 0.10m.
21/08265/ADV
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2022
48 Carnaby Street London W1F 9PX
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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