Planning application
Avon House 360 - 366 Oxford Street London W1C 1JN
Relates to 25/08348/LBC
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The temporary display of an externally illuminated banner advertisement added to the existing scaffold forming part of a decorative Christmas Display, measuring 16m (width) x 4.5m (height) on the Oxford Street elevation, for a time-limited period during the festive season between mid-November 2025 and 6 January 2026. (Linked to 25/08348/LBC)
As published by the council, reference 25/08217/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 25/08217/ADV
- Type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Postcode
- W1C 1JN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/08348/LBC Awaiting decision
Avon House 360 - 366 Oxford Street London W1C 1JN
The temporary display of an externally illuminated banner advertisement added to the existing scaffold forming part of a decorative Christmas Display, measuring 16m X 4.5m on the Oxford Street elevation, for a time-limited period during the festive season between mid-November 2025 and 6 January 2026. (Linked to 25/08217/ADV)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2025
Received by Westminster
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14 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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25/08348/LBC Awaiting decision
Avon House 360 - 366 Oxford Street London W1C 1JN
The temporary display of an externally illuminated banner advertisement added to the existing scaffold forming part of a decorative Christmas Display, measuring 16m X 4.5m on the Oxford Street elevation, for a time-limited period during the festive season between mid-November 2025 and 6 January 2026. (Linked to 25/08217/ADV)
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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25/08348/LBC Awaiting decision
Avon House 360 - 366 Oxford Street London W1C 1JN
The temporary display of an externally illuminated banner advertisement added to the existing scaffold forming part of a decorative Christmas Display, measuring 16m X 4.5m on the Oxford Street elevation, for a time-limited period during the festive season between mid-November 2025 and 6 January 2026. (Linked to 25/08217/ADV)
Who's behind it
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Metropolis Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Active · incorporated 2024 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
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