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26/05265/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
Proposal
Display of LED Christmas lighting along Long Acre at 6 x crossings comprised of star and tails; 23 x lamp post decorations; and warm white, twinkling lighting for tree for a temporary period between 25 October 2026 until 11 January 2027. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026
Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 9
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PROPOSED TREE LIGHT INSTALL.
Drawing · 12 Aug 2026
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LONG ACRE TREES AND LOCATION
Drawing · 12 Aug 2026
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INSTALL PLAN
Drawing · 12 Aug 2026
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FEONA 140 WITH TAIL
Drawing · 12 Aug 2026
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DESIGN MOCK-UP
Drawing · 12 Aug 2026
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CROSSING MAP LONGACRE
Drawing · 12 Aug 2026
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LOCATION PLAN
Location Plan · 4 Aug 2026
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LONGACRE CROSSING SITE MAP
Drawing · 4 Aug 2026
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BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE_INCLUDED_IN_ADDITIONAL PLANS
Drawing · 4 Aug 2026
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Application forms 1
Other documents 6
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 23 Sept 2026
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 17 Aug 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 17 Aug 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 17 Aug 2026
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1ST INVALID LETTER
Background Papers · 12 Aug 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
Other · 10 Aug 2026
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Site constraints 10
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.
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.
National infrastructure project 358 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 358 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, 166 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.
47 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Covent Garden Underground Station, Grade II, 8 m away · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 43 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 47 with distances
- 8 mCovent Garden Underground StationGrade II
- 21 m3-7, Neal Street Wc2Grade II
- 35 m48-52, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 42 m6, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 43 mNag's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 44 m116, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 54 m7 and 8, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 60 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
- 62 m30 and 31, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 66 m17 and 19, Neal Street Wc2Grade II
- 74 m12, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 76 m28, James Street Wc2Grade II
- 78 m34, SHELTON STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 79 m46 and 47, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 82 m24 and 26, Shelton Street Wc2Grade II
- 82 mLamp post outside 11-14 Hanover PlaceGrade II
- 85 m6 and 8, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 97 m43, King Street Wc2Grade II*
- 98 m41 and 42, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 99 mLamp post outside 8 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 99 mThe Piazza, Bedford ChambersGrade II
- 100 mSeven Dials WarehouseGrade II
- 101 m3 and 5, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 103 m60 and 61, Long AcreGrade II
- 103 m37, King Street Wc2Grade II*
- 104 mYard Premises to Rear of Numbers 22 and 23Grade II
- 107 m40, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 111 m7 and 8, Bow Street Wc2Grade II
- 111 m38, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 113 m52, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 116 mThe Crafts CentreGrade II
- 119 mTwo K6 telephone kiosks at the south end of James Street on the edge of Covent GardenGrade II
- 120 m36, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 125 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
- 129 mCambridge TheatreGrade II
- 130 m19 AND 20, BOW STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 130 m2 Bollards Either Side of Junction With Floral StreetGrade II
- 132 m27, Neal StreetGrade II
- 134 mCovent Garden Market BuildingGrade II*
- 137 m29, Neal StreetGrade II
- 137 m36, 38 and 40, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 142 m31, Neal StreetGrade II
- 145 m19 Mercer Street and 21 Shelton StreetGrade II
- 145 m33, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 147 m33, Neal StreetGrade II
- 147 m51 and 53, Shelton StreetGrade II
- 150 mFormer Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police StationGrade II
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.
Conservation area 1 m away: Covent Garden
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
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 21 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
- WC2E 9JD
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Field & Lawn
How this decision compares
Decided in 69 days from validation, 28 days slower than Westminster's median of 41 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
This one69d
Council41d
UK55d
69%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,130decided 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 21 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15119994
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15119994
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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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
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