Planning application
Westcombe House 56 - 58 Whitcomb Street London WC2H 7DN
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'/ '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.
As published by the council, reference 04/05633/AD7
Application record
- Reference
- 04/05633/AD7
- Type
- Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 19 Jul 2004
- Validated
- 19 Jul 2004
- Decided
- 31 Aug 2004
- 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.
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03/07192/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' 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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jul 2004
Received by Westminster
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31 Aug 2004
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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