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Westcombe House 56 - 58 Whitcomb Street London WC2H 7DN

Granted Westminster 04/05633/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'/ '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.

  • 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.

    Decided 19 Sep 2003 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jul 2004

    Received by Westminster

  2. 31 Aug 2004

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 31 August 2004, 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.

About advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    03/07192/AD7 Submitted 16 Sep 2003 0m away

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    Granted Advertising 4 docs
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