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7 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JE

Granted Westminster 12/10924/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 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.

  • 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.

    Decided 5 Jun 2003 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2012

    Received by Westminster

  2. 17 Dec 2012

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 17 December 2012, 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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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.

Nearby applications

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  • 7 Old Compton Street London W1D 5JE

    03/03861/AD7 Submitted 14 May 2003 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Advertising 2 docs
  • 16 Moor Street London W1D 5AP

    25/08686/ADV Submitted 27 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Display of an internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign measuring 0.31m x 3.31m, and an internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m x 0.6m on the Old Compton Street frontage; an internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign measuring 0.3m x 2.57m, an internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign measuring 0.3m x 2.57m, an internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign measuring 0.16m x 2.83m, and an internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m x 0.6m on the Moor Street frontage.

    Granted Advertising 23 docs
  • 93 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0DP

    26/00854/FULL Submitted 11 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~8 Apr

    Variation of Condition 5 of planning permission dated 7 March 2024 (RN: 24/00411/FULL) for Use of the public highway measuring 1.65m x 6m for the placing of three tables and twelve chairs and two plain canvas barriers in connection with the existing public house namely to allow the use of the public highway for a further two year period.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs
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    25/06909/ADV Submitted 25 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Display of externally illuminated sign with lettering measuring 0.65m 0.65m x 0.15m x 0.6m

    Granted Advertising 11 docs
  • The Z Hotel Soho 17 Moor Street London W1D 5AP

    25/06896/NMA Submitted 25 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Amendments to planning permission dated 24th April 2000 (RN 98/05085/FULL) for the redevelopment of 15-17 Moor Street, alterations and extensions to 13 and 14 Moor Street, 5-11 Old Compton Street and 95-99 Charing Cross Road to provide hotel, restaurant, retail accommodation and 7 residential units NAMELY, the replacement of the existing fascia on the front elevation and the introduction of corbels and pilasters.

    Granted Amendments Extension 12 docs
  • 4 - 6 Old Compton Street London W1D 4TB

    07/04192/TCH Submitted 14 May 2007 50 yards away

    Use of the public highway for the placing of four tables and eight chairs in an area measuring 7.96m x 0.60m in connection with existing restaurant.

    Refused 6 docs

In Westminster

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    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Advertising
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    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Advertising
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    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Advertising
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    Display of three internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.34m X 0.3m, 0.796m X 0.3m, 2.34m X 0.3m, two internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.1m x 0.5m and 0.1m X 0.5m

    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Advertising
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    Display of two non-illuminated hotel-branded flags measuring 2m X 0.1m mounted on two angled wall-mounted flagpoles on the northern elevation. [Linked to 26/05884/LBC].

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