53-54 Berwick Street London W1F 8SJ
Approved on 1 August 2023
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.425m x 1.064m and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.5m x 0.7m.
- Received
- 14 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- West End
- ReceivedReceived14 Jul
- ValidatedValidated14 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Sep
- DecidedDecided1 Aug
Decided in 18 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 53-54 Berwick Street London W1F 8SJ. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Soho conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across West End. We hold 413 applications in total for the W1F 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
- W1F 8SJ
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 July 2023
- Target decision date
- 8 September 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Firstplan
- Agent address
- Firstplan Broadwall House 21 Broadwall London SE1 9PL United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: SohoPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Associated applications
- 202314 Jul
Installation of signs comprising of 1 no. fascia sign and 1 no. projecting sign.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside23/04861/LBC - 202314 Jul
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.425m x 1.064m and one externally illuminated…
This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent23/04862/ADV
Source: Westminster
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- Firstplan · Agent for this application
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