Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Approved on 31 August 2023
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Display of a 26ft Christmas tree with illuminated plinth to Westminster Cathedral Piazza and Christmas lights along Victoria Street for a temporary period from 17 November 2023 to 08 January 2024.
- Received
- 17 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Vincent Square
- ReceivedReceived17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated17 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Oct
- DecidedDecided31 Aug
Decided in 14 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 5 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Cathedral conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Vincent Square. We hold 526 applications in total for the SW1E 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
- SW1E 5NN
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 August 2023
- Target decision date
- 12 October 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Westminster Cathedral
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref W44Protected tree on or next to this site
- Brownfield land register: Development Site At Bressenden Place Victoria Street Allington Street And Buckingham Pala…Register site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Jul
Display of a 26ft Christmas tree with London Heritage Quarter branded base to Westminster Cathedral Piazza a…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/04973/ADV - 202625 Mar
Display of five freestanding exhibition totems measuring 2.1m x 1.00m for temporary period from 1 April 2026…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/01947/ADV - 202516 Oct
Display of five freestanding exhibition totems measuring 2.1m x 1.00m within Cathedral Piazza, Westminster…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/07485/ADV - 202416 Apr
Temporary display of a non-illuminated telephone box sculpture (with a plinth) measuring 2.05 m x 1.2 m x 1.2…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent24/02479/ADV - 20177 Sep
Display of a 32-ft Christmas tree to Westminster Cathedral Piazza and Christmas lights along Victoria Street…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent17/08035/ADV
Source: Westminster
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