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26/05651/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Pending
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of festive light 'star' nets on catenary wires at five locations above Coventry Street for temporary period from 27 October 2026 until 19 January 2027. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Sept 2026 and 30 Sept 2026, from Westminster's recent signs and adverts.

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 4

IMG COVENTRY STREET SITE MAP Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG COVENTRY ST PLANNING DRAWING Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG STARS MOCK UP Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG COVENTRY STREET SECTION DRAWING Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Prince of Wales Theatre
List entry 1386535 · 16 m from the pin · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 24 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 ↗
Leicester Square 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 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.
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
W1J 9HS
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Field & Lawn

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides signs and adverts by day 36.

Day 2729 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 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15118267
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
21 - 23 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 7EF
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2025
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2025 Approved
Trocadero 13 Coventry Street London W1D 7DH
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25/02802/FULL
2025 Approved
Trocadero 13 Coventry Street London W1D 7DH
Internal and external alterations to facilitate use as casino at part basement, part grou…
25/02803/LBC
2025
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2025 Approved
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Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.20m x 1.9m.
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2025 Approved
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2025
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1 - 17 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 7EA
Variation of condition 34 of planning permission dated 28th June 2024 (RN:23/05736/FULL)…
25/02172/FULL
2025
1 - 17 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 7EA
Variation of condition 15 and removal of condition 33 of planning permission dated 28th J…
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2025
30 - 31 Haymarket London SW1Y 4EX
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 15 May 2015 (RN 23/05767/FULL) for…
25/01799/FULL
2025
Trocadero 13 Coventry Street London W1D 7DH
Addition of glazed doors. (part retrospective/part proposed).
25/01486/FULL
2020 Approved
Trocadero 13 Coventry Street London W1D 7DH
Erection of an externally illuminated projecting sign on the Coventry Street façade above…
20/03263/LBC
2020 Withdrawn
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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