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Ground Floor 40 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6BS

24/02139/ADVAdvert Application (ADV)Awaiting decision
Advertisement consent
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Display of a non-illuminated projecting sign measuring 60cm x 100cm; and two awnings measuring 82cm x 280cm.

Received
3 April 2024
Decision due
4 June 2024
Ward
St James's
Agent
David Dakin Architects Limited
  1. Received3 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Ground Floor 40 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6BS. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 April 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. 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 6BS
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
David Dakin Architects Limited
Architect profile
DAVID DAKIN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
7 Milner Street Newark NG24 4AA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12943663
Comments
0
Documents
9

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)
  • Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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

Source: Westminster

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