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Christchurch Gardens Victoria Street London SW1H 0AY

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/01584/ADV Advert Application (ADV)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Display of Lioness sculpture for the Pride in the Quarter Trail for a temporary period between 1 June 2026 and 10 August 2026.

As published by the council, reference 26/01584/ADV

Application record

Reference
26/01584/ADV
Type
Advert Application (ADV)
Status
Pending
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
St James's
Postcode
SW1H 0AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/05827/ADV Decided

    Christchurch Gardens Victoria Street London SW1H 0AY

    Display of a non-illuminated 'Elf on the Shelf' sculpture measuring 1.9m in height, 0.8m in width and 0.95m in depth for a temporary period from 13 November 2026 to 30 December 2026.

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026 Advertising
  • 26/05171/ADV Decided

    Christchurch Gardens Victoria Street London SW1H 0AY

    Display of a 15ft Christmas Tree with lights, baubles and London Heritage Quarter branded base for temporary period from 12 November 2025 and 08 January 2027.

    Submitted 31 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • 25/05275/ADV Granted

    Christchurch Gardens Victoria Street London SW1H 0AY

    Display of one externally illuminated 15ft Christmas Tree with lights measuring 6.6m x 2m for temporary period from 15 November 2025 and 06 January 2026.

    Decided 12 Sep 2025 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 May 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 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What 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 66 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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