1 Dorset Square London NW1 6PU
Refused on 24 April 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
The use of the external part of the scaffolding for the display of a printed advertisement inset within a building image as part of a scaffold shroud or wrap
- Received
- 4 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Regent's Park
- ReceivedReceived4 Feb
- ValidatedValidated4 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date1 Apr
- DecidedDecided24 Apr
Decided in 79 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 1 Dorset Square London NW1 6PU. Westminster has handled 604 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 4 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorset Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Regent's Park. We hold 3,180 applications in total for the NW1 postcode area.
88% of amendment 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
- NW1 6PU
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 22 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 21 FIRST AVE ACTON LONDON W3 7JP United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 1 April 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 April 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dorset Square
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- 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.
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.
- 202624 Apr
Temporary decorative scaffold shroud printed onto PVC comprising a 1:1 replica image of the building facade…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00665/ADV - 202515 Sep
Use of existing building from nil use class to 14-unit aparthotel (Use Class C1), involving internal…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application25/06558/FULL - 202515 Sep
Use of existing building from nil use class to 14-unit aparthotel (Use Class C1), involving internal…
ApprovedListed building consent25/06559/LBC - 20256 Jun
Use of building as aparthotel (Use Class C1); Partial infilling of front lightwell; Reintroduction of false…
RefusedListed building consent25/03841/LBC - 20256 Jun
Use of building as aparthotel (Use Class C1); Partial infilling of front lightwell; Reintroduction of false…
RefusedListed building consent25/03840/FULL - 202419 Nov
Temporary decorative scaffold shroud printed onto PVC comprising a 1:1 replica image of the building facade…
PendingAdvertisement consent24/08071/ADV
Source: Westminster
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