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26/04701/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of two LED advertisement screens measuring 2370 mm x 1338 mm attached to the bus shelter adjacent to 98 Shaftesbury Avenue. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 0133 0633 - DECISION NOTICE Background Papers · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 0133.0633 - PLANNING PACK Drawing · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TFL APPLICATION LETTER WESTMINSTER JAN 2026 Background Papers · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX A TFL ADVERTISED SHELTER SPECIFICATION Background Papers · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF JCD COVERING LETTER WESTMINSTER Background Papers · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Chinatown 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree 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 1.2
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.
57 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 12, Gerrard Street W1, Grade II, 21 m away · 4 Grade II*, 53 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 563 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 563 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, 107 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 ↗
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; 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
W1D 5ED
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
JCDecaux UK Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 13 days faster than Westminster's median of 41 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,081decided 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 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15084027
Planning Portal ref
PP-15084027
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

2016 Approved
Display of two LED advertisement screens measuring 2370 mm x 1338 mm attached to the bus…
16/02688/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025
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25/08137/FULL
2025
118 - 120 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5EP
Installation of replacement shopfronts and associated external works.
25/07595/FULL
2025
112 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5EJ
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 3.505m X 0.194m and 2.753m X 0.32…
25/07310/ADV
2025 Approved
Basement And Ground Floor 39 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JY
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2025
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Alterations to shopfront including replacement glazing; installation of new entrance door…
25/07005/FULL
2025
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2025
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2025
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25/06592/ADV
2025
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Display of internal illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.64m X 0.64m
25/06599/ADV
2025 Approved
98 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5EB
Installation of two new air vent grilles in shopfront stallriser.
25/05047/FULL
2025 Refused
98 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5EB
Display of one internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.7m x 0.7m. [Split Decis…
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2025 Refused
32 Wardour Street London W1D 6JJ
Installation of a new shopfront and associated external works including external lighting…
25/04326/FULL
2025 Approved
98 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5EB
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 870m x 2590m [Split decision]
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2025 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Relocation and installation of fascia signs.
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2021
33 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JU
Use of first floor as a two bed flat (Class D3).
21/01741/FULL
2021 Approved
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Display of two non-illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.72m x 0.83m and 2.00m x 0.50m.
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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

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