Planning application
Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Display of five freestanding exhibition totems measuring 2.1m x 1.00m for temporary period from 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026.
As published by the council, reference 26/01947/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01947/ADV
- Type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Vincent Square
- Postcode
- SW1E 5NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/04973/ADV Decided
Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Display of a 26ft Christmas tree with London Heritage Quarter branded base to Westminster Cathedral Piazza a temporary period from 14 November 2026 until 6 January 2027.
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25/07485/ADV Granted
Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Display of five freestanding exhibition totems measuring 2.1m x 1.00m for temporary period between 1 December 2025 and 31 March 2026.
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25/05758/ADV Granted
Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Display of a 26ft Christmas tree with illuminated plinth to Westminster Cathedral Piazza and Christmas lights along Victoria Street for a temporary period from 15 November 2025 until 6 January 2026.
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23/02958/TCH Granted
Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Use of the Westminster Cathedral Piazza for the placing of 18 tables and 54 chairs on Westminster Cathedral Piazza from for a temporary period from the 1st June 2023 to 31 March 2025.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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
8 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 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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