Planning application
188 - 196 Regent Street London W1B 5BT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Display of Christmas arches in doorways measuring 3.1m x 8.6m, and guard sentry boxes between the doors on the pavement for a temporary period.
As published by the council, reference 25/06476/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06476/ADV
- Type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1B 5BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/05819/ADV Awaiting decision
188 - 196 Regent Street London W1B 5BT
Display of Christmas arches in doorways measuring 3.1m x 8.6m, and guard sentry boxes between the doors on the pavement for a temporary period from 01 November 2025 until 10 January 2026.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by Westminster
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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