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House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0RS

15/12053/ADVAdvert Application (ADV)Refused
Advertisement consent

Proposal

Light projection of film imagery from EON & Sony Pictures film, SPECTRE. This consists of a sequence played continuously for four hours from 1800 until 2200.

Received
23 December 2015
Decided
22 February 2016 · Application Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided22 Feb

Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster87% of advertising applications approved

This is an advertising consent application at House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0RS. Westminster has handled 1,283 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 61 days, 4 weeks longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 558 applications across St James's. We hold 1,240 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
15/12053/ADV
Address
House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0RS
Postcode
SW1A 0RS
Local Authority
Westminster
Application Type
Advert Application (ADV)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
St James's

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Premier Public Relations Ltd.
Agent Address
2-4 Bucknall Street London London WC2H 8LA United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 December 2015
Consultation Expiry
19 February 2016
Target Decision Date
17 February 2016
Date Decided
22 February 2016
Date Validated
23 December 2015
Date Submitted
23 December 2015

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Refused
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
29 January 2016
Advertisement Expiry
19 February 2016
Site Notice Start
21 January 2016
Site Notice End
11 February 2016

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04720028
Comments
0
Documents
10
Coordinates
51.499840, -0.124663
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Planning constraints

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square
  • Listed building: Palace Of Westminster St Margaret Street London SW1P 3JXOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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