Planning application
103 Oxford Street London W1D 2HF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Display of a temporary decorative scaffold shroud wrap advertisement comprising a printed 1:1 image of the building façade with an inset area for commercial advertising measuring 7.2m x 13.5m and being externally illuminated.
As published by the council, reference 26/00918/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00918/ADV
- Type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- West End
- Postcode
- W1D 2HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 April 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 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
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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Variation of Conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission dated 15 April 2009 (RN:09/00621) for the use of third and fourth floors for educational purposes (Class D1); namely, to extend hours of use to between 08:00 and 21:30 Monday to Saturday and to allow the number of students permitted on these floors to be increased to 150.
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