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26/05827/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
Proposal
Display of 'Elf on the Shelf' sculptures to form a cross-BID Christmas trail for temporary period from Monday 16th November until Monday 28th December 2026. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026
Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 13
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Broadway And Christchurch Gardens 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2.8
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.
Town centre: Victoria Street
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.
Protected tree 8 m away: W161_T11, order W161
3 protected trees within 15 m. Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Show all 3 trees with distances
National infrastructure project 581 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 581 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, 546 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.
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
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
- SW1H 0AY
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
This one38d
Council40d
UK55d
69%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,132decided 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 4 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15181298
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15181298
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
45 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Display of one externally illuminated 15ft Christmas Tree with lights measuring 6.6m x 2m…
2024
Display of one externally illuminated 15ft Christmas Tree with lights measuring 6.6m x 2m…
2023
Approved
Display of 6 m high Christmas Tree with internally illuminated decorations on a plinth me…
2023
Approved
Display of a non-illuminated 'hare' sculpture measuring 2.0 m x 1.2 m x 2.0 m for a tempo…
2022
Display of a 15ft traditional tree planned for Christchurch Gardens with white lights and…
2022
Approved
Display of three monolith structures wrapped in vinyl promoting Christchurch Gardens incl…
2021
Approved
1 x London plane (T2): Reduce lateral branches in the eastern part of crown by a maximum…
2019
Approved
Details of the depth, foundation design, and methods to be used to dig the foundations pu…
2019
Approved
Details of the depth, foundation design, and methods to be used to dig the foundations pu…
2019
Approved
Details of planned digging to make a hard surface underneath retained trees and the mater…
2019
Approved
Details of the positions and method to be used to dig trenches, pipelines or ducts for se…
2019
Approved
Details of written scheme of investigation for archaeological work pursuant to condition…
2019
Approved
Detailed method statement explaining the measures you will take to protect the trees on a…
2019
Approved
Detailed arboricultural impact assessment pursuant to condition 7 of planning permission…
2019
Approved
Details of samples of the materials pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated…
2019
Approved
Details of lighting, information panels, entrance panel, signage and drinking fountain pu…
2019
Withdrawn
Details of the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the d…
2018
Approved
Hard and soft landscaping improvements to public open space, with new and realigned paths…
2017
Withdrawn
Display of the individual stalls and of the market in general
2017
Withdrawn
Temporary relocation of street market stalls to Christchurch Gardens (to enable works to…
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2023
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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.
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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
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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