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26/05819/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Pending
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of Christmas arches in doorways measuring 3.1m x 8.6m, and guard sentry boxes between the doors on the pavement for a temporary period from 01 November 2025 until 10 January 2026. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Sept 2026 and 7 Oct 2026, from Westminster's recent signs and adverts.

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 5

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CHRISTMAS FRONT DRAWING Drawing · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 5180 NUTCRACKER TEC DRAWING Drawing · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HAMLEYS CHRISTMAS ARCHES Drawing · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF STREET LEVEL PLAN FOR SENTRY BOXES Drawing · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 172-206, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1227688 · 13 m from the pin · 34 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 32 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 ↗
Regent Street 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
W1B 5BT
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hamleys

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides signs and adverts by day 36.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
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 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15183116
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Display of Christmas arches in doorways measuring 3.1m x 8.6m, and guard sentry boxes bet…
25/06476/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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 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
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 Approved
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.3m X 0.3m
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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 Approved
179 Regent Street London W1B 4JQ
Display of non illuminated hanging sign measuring 0.65m X 0.465m
25/05085/ADV
2025 Approved
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25/04946/ADV
2025 Refused
34 Kingly Street London W1B 5QH
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2025 Approved
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25/03978/ADV
2025
Carnaby Street London W1F 9PB
Installation of planters along Carnaby Street, Great Marlborough Street and Lowndes Court…
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2025
Basement And Ground Floor 184 - 186 Regent Street London W1B 5TW
Display of two non illuminated replacement fabric awnings measuring 1.4m x 9.5m within ex…
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2025
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25/02453/FULL
2025
Basement And Ground Floor 184 - 186 Regent Street London W1B 5TW
Display brand vinyl artwork on a temporary hoarding measuring 11.00m x 3.85m.
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2025
18 Kingly Street London W1B 5PX
Display of two externally illuminated projecting signs measuring 1.36m x 0.9m, one intern…
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2025
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25/00764/ADV
2022 Approved
172 Regent Street London W1B 5TH
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22/01793/LBC
2022 Approved
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Works of repair and restoration to the external elevations and roof including stone clean…
22/01581/LBC
2022 Approved
40 Carnaby Street London W1F 7DU
Flexible use of the first to third floors for either continued residential (Class C3) use…
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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
2022 Approved
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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