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26/05497/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
Proposal
Display of Christmas decorations at St James's Market, including six cross street decorations on Norris Street and Carlton Street and erection of a Christmas tree, for a temporary period from 6 October 2026 to 12 January 2027. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026
Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Licences at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 12
Haymarket 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
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.
National infrastructure project 409 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 409 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, 84 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.
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.
39 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 22, LOWER REGENT STREET SW1 (See details for further address information), Grade II, 33 m away · 4 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 32 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.
Show all 39 with distances
- 33 m22, LOWER REGENT STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 33 mDorland HouseGrade II
- 48 mCriterion Theatre and RestaurantGrade II*
- 55 m33, Haymarket Sw1Grade II
- 59 m34, Haymarket Sw1Grade II*
- 64 m22, COVENTRY STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 67 mBurberry'sGrade II
- 68 m24-36, Lower Regent Street Sw1Grade II
- 70 mThe former Carlton TheatreGrade II
- 72 m5, Panton Street Sw1Grade II
- 76 m6, Panton Street Sw1Grade II
- 80 mHarold Pinter TheatreGrade II
- 81 m8, Oxendon Street Sw1Grade II
- 94 mPiccadilly Circus Underground Station Booking Hall Concourse and Bronzework to Pavement Subway EntrancesGrade II
- 95 m18-20, Coventry Street Wc2Grade II
- 96 mThe London PavilionGrade II
- 100 mParamount and Universal CinemasGrade II
- 100 mPrince of Wales TheatreGrade II
- 100 m15, Lower Regent Street Sw1Grade II
- 100 mClareville HouseGrade II
- 101 mTrocaderoGrade II
- 105 mCarlton HouseGrade II
- 107 m27-37, LOWER REGENT STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 116 mShaftesbury Memorial Fountain ErosGrade I
- 125 m18, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade I
- 130 m15 Suffolk StreetGrade II
- 130 mThe Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal)Grade I
- 135 mBritish Columbia HouseGrade II
- 136 mFormer Rialto Cinema and Cafe De ParisGrade II
- 137 m215 and 216, Piccadilly W1Grade II
- 140 mHer Majesty's TheatreGrade II*
- 142 mRoyal Opera Arcades (including No 24 Charles II Street and No 5B Pall Mall)Grade I
- 144 mPolice Public Call Post on Pavement to West of Junction Between Piccadilly and Regent StreetGrade II
- 144 m7-9, WATERLOO PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 145 m7-9, Babmaes Street Sw1Grade II
- 147 mThe QuadrantGrade II
- 147 m7, Haymarket Sw1Grade II
- 148 m111 and 112, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 148 m20-24, Shaftesbury AvenueGrade II
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 231 m away: St James's Square; 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
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Postcode
- SW1Y 4UJ
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 29 days from validation, 11 days faster than Westminster's median of 40 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
This one29d
Council40d
UK55d
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 15 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15155352
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15155352
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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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.
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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
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