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4 Matthew Parker Street London SW1H 9NL

04/09147/AD7Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)Approved
Advertisement consent

Approved on 26 November 2004

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board attached to the railings in front of the building at street level and measuring 0.6 x 0.45m.

Received
18 November 2004
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received18 Nov
  2. Validated18 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided26 Nov

Decided in 8 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 4 Matthew Parker Street London SW1H 9NL. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 6 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H postcode area.

87% of advertising applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SW1H 9NL
Application type
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 November 2004
Target decision date
12 January 2005
Committee meeting
26 November 2004

Applicant and agent

Agent address
4 Carpenters Place Clapham London SW4 7TD

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Queen Anne's Gate Buildings 29-35 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9JARegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    6 Oct

    Installation of a new plant equipment and acoustic plant screen at roof level.

    PendingApplication26/06826/FULL
  2. 2026
    1 May

    Alterations including new balustrades and planters to create terraces at third and fourth floor (south)…

    RefusedFull Planning Permission Application26/02898/FULL
  3. 2026
    1 May

    Creation of a roof terrace at sixth floor.

    RefusedFull Planning Permission Application26/02899/FULL
  4. 2026
    23 Apr

    Creation of two flat roof terraces at second and fourth floor levels; and other associated works including…

    RefusedFull Planning Permission Application26/02701/FULL
  5. 2017
    5 Sep

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board attached to the railings in…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent17/07967/AD7
  6. 2002
    10 Jun

    Landscaping of forecourt including the relocation of the vehicle entrance and installation of uplighters to…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application02/04393/FULL

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