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Westcombe House 56 - 58 Whitcomb Street London WC2H 7DN

Granted Westminster 03/07192/AD7 Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'To Let' board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.

As published by the council, reference 03/07192/AD7

Application record

Reference
03/07192/AD7
Type
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
16 Sep 2003
Validated
16 Sep 2003
Decided
19 Sep 2003
Ward
St James's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WC2H 7DN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 2 applications since 2003: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 04/05633/AD7 Granted

    Westcombe House 56 - 58 Whitcomb Street London WC2H 7DN

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale' board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.

    Decided 31 Aug 2004 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2003

    Received by Westminster

  2. 19 Sep 2003

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 19 September 2003, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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