Orchard Court Portman Square London W1H 6LE Data via plota.co.uk

25/05613/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of an internally illuminated (letters only) projecting sign measuring 0.80m x 0.75m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2025
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Approved
1 Sept 2025

Approved on 1 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 24052-007-EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTION Drawing · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 24052-008-LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 24052-320-PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 24052-321-PROPOSED SECTION Drawing · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 24052-322-PROPOSED FASCIA SIGNAGE SECTION-DETAIL Drawing · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 24052-323-PROPOSED SHOP FRONT VISUAL Drawing · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Portman Estate 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 14-18, Fitzhardinge Street W1, Grade II, 21 m away · 22 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 22 with distances
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.
Registered park or garden 53 m away: Portman Square and Manchester Square
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1979 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 15 m away: Baker Street (part).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Postcode
W1H 6LE
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Georgia Bond

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 21 days faster than Westminster's median of 42 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,207decided 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 1 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14238797
Planning Portal ref
PP-14238797
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

2024
Alterations to shopfronts and entrances to Portman Square, Wigmore Street and Fitzharding…
24/08325/FULL
2024
Display of vinyls on glazing over a total area of 8m x 152m and graphics applied to hoard…
24/06202/ADV
2023 Approved
Installation of plant equipment comprising condenser units and associated acoustic enclos…
23/02657/FULL
2022
Installation of new plant equipment and associated works.
22/05031/FULL
2019 Approved
Details of a supplementary acoustic report pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission…
19/02095/ADFULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
12 Manchester Square London W1U 3PP
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board loca…
25/08155/AD7
2025 Refused
12 Baker Street London W1U 3AA
Installation of a service hatch in the existing shopfront
25/06083/FULL
2025
Basement And Ground Floor 6 - 7 Portman Square London W1H 6NA
Display of two internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.75m x 0.75m, 0.18m x 1…
25/07373/ADV
2025
4 Portman Square London W1H 6LD
Replacement entrance door with a new full-height glazed door; replacement of windows 1 an…
25/07152/FULL
2025 Approved
9 Seymour Mews London W1H 6BE
Replacement of existing single glazed timber windows with new double glazed windows.
25/05476/FULL
2025 Approved
132 Wigmore Street London W1U 3SD
Installation of replacement shopfront.
25/01944/FULL
2025
Flat 3 11 Robert Adam Street London W1U 3HN
Installation of secondary glazing to Flat C at first floor level.
25/03055/LBC
2025 Approved
4 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6EG
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board atta…
25/01885/AD7
2025
9 Robert Adam Street London W1U 3HN
Installation of an overflow pipe from existing roof, including new rainwater hopper and d…
25/00754/FULL
2025
9 Robert Adam Street London W1U 3HN
Installation of an overflow pipe from existing roof, including new rainwater hopper and d…
25/00755/LBC
2025
9 Manchester Square London W1U 3PL
Internal works comprising electrical works, decorate and fire proof internal doors, refur…
25/00515/LBC
2024
Second Floor 3 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6EF
Installation of electrical floor boxes within existing timber floor boards to second floo…
24/07400/LBC
2024
5 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6ED
Internal upgrades, repair and extension of a Georgian Townhouse; new internal finishes an…
24/05919/LBC
2024
5 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6ED
Building services to be removed, replaced and relocated, installation of air source heat…
24/05918/FULL
2024
11 Manchester Square London W1U 3PW
Waterproofing to basement office and mechanical ventilation to basement storage and adapt…
24/03797/LBC
2024
11 Manchester Square London W1U 3PW
Waterproofing to basement office and mechanical ventilation to basement storage and adapt…
24/03796/FULL
2024 Approved
Flat 23 Orchard Court Portman Square London W1H 6LE
Installation of two condenser units at roof level.
24/01232/FULL
2024
6 Seymour Mews London W1H 6BE
External alterations, extension at ground floor, excavation to provide new basement; and…
24/02777/FULL
2024 Approved
Ground Floor 3 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6EF
Minor internal alterations to include two new partitions and doors to partition off the e…
24/02386/LBC
2024 Approved
Flat 43 Orchard Court Portman Square London W1H 6LG
Installation of plant equipment comprising two condenser units in acoustic enclosures at…
24/00047/FULL
2016 Approved
124 Wigmore Street London W1U 3RY
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located…
16/01583/AD7
2016 Approved
14 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6DH
Erection of a single storey extension at rear ground floor level for use as additional re…
16/00041/FULL
2016 Approved
Unit 2 2 - 14 Baker Street London W1U 3BU
Display of 3 no. internally illuminated fascia signs (1 no. measuring 0.20m x 1.6m x 0.03…
16/00497/ADV
2016 Withdrawn
14 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6DH
Alterations including a new external glazed passenger lift at the rear to serve basement…
16/00042/FULL
2016 Approved
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Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated sign attached to the ra…
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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