4 Oxford Street London W1D 1AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of an externally illuminated scaffold banner advertisement measuring 17m x 4.5m (landscape) fixed to the Tottenham Court Road elevation, for a period of 12 months (4 Oxford Street - 1 Tottenham Court Road) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 5 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 6
Site constraints 12
Show all 23 with distances
- 2 mFlying Horse Public HouseGrade II*
- 21 mFormer Oxford Corner HouseGrade II
- 21 m1, Tottenham Court RoadGrade II
- 31 mDominion TheatreGrade II
- 36 m5, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 38 mBurtons Headquarters and ShopGrade II
- 51 mCentre PointGrade II
- 80 m8 to 12, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 81 m35, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 92 m34 and 36, Oxford Street W1Grade II
- 104 mRoman Catholic Church of St PatricksGrade II*
- 110 m21, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 118 m15, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 120 mQueen Mary Hall and Ywca Central Club and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 131 m13, Soho Square W1Grade II*
- 132 mSt Patrick's PresbyteryGrade II
- 135 mNumbers 108 and 109 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 136 m20, DENMARK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 142 m107, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 149 m106, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 149 mCongress House Including Forecourt and Courtyard SculpturesGrade II*
- 149 m59, St Giles High StreetGrade II
- 149 m26, Denmark StreetGrade 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 October 2017, 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
- W1D 1AL
- Received
- 1 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 5 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Metropolis Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 66 days from validation, 24 days slower than Westminster's median of 42 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
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 19 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14142763
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14142763
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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