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26/04285/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of two internal illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.08m x 0.495m, one non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.12m x 0.826m and two internally illuminated menu boards measuring 0.435m x 0.35m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SHOPFRONT ELEVATIONS Drawing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SHOPFRONT ELEVATIONS Drawing · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: The Champion Public House
List entry 1267696 · 14 m from the pin · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 8 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 ↗
East Marylebone 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2.5
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
Heritage at risk 55 m away: Buddhist Temple, Margaret Street, Westminster; 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
W1T 3PD
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Firstplan

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 7 days slower than Westminster's median of 36 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 84% of signs and adverts here are.

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 11 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15029971
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. 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