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25/08155/AD7 - Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board located on the railings of the building at ground floor level and measuring 0.45m x 0.6m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Nov 2025
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Approved
13 Feb 2026

Approved on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT 7 CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG 12 MANCHESTER 2 Drawing · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG 12 MANCHESTER Background Papers · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 12-14, Manchester Square W1
List entry 1239360 · The pin is inside its outline · 28 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 27 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Registered park or garden 36 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 ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1934 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 70 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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

Floor area799 m² (8,600 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 100)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2015, 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-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Postcode
W1U 3PP
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 56 days slower 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

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Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14473079
Planning Portal ref
PP-14473079
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Details of new internal doors pursuant to condition 5 of listed building consent dated 6…
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2018 Approved
Internal alterations.
18/03824/LBC
2016 Approved
Detailed drawings of doors pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 07 Ap…
16/07860/ADLBC
2016 Approved
Widening of internal doorways at ground floor level
16/01330/LBC
Within ~100m

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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

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.