Planning application
7 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JE
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 on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m and 0.9m.
As published by the council, reference 12/10924/AD7
Application record
- Reference
- 12/10924/AD7
- Type
- Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 1 Nov 2012
- Validated
- 1 Nov 2012
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2012
- Ward
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1D 5JE
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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03/03861/AD7 Granted
7 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JE
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located on the face of the building at ground floor level and measuring 0.9m x 0.6m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Nov 2012
Received by Westminster
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17 Dec 2012
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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