Cathedral Piazza Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Approved on 26 August 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Display of a 26ft Christmas tree with London Heritage Quarter branded base to Westminster Cathedral Piazza a temporary period from 14 November 2026 until 6 January 2027.
- Received
- 24 July 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedReceived24 Jul
- ValidatedValidated24 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Aug
Decided in 33 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 33 days, 2 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
- Advertising
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 July 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Westminster Cathedral
- Listed building: Westminster Cathedral Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QWOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
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.
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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
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 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 - 202529 Aug
VBID - Westminster Cathedral Piazza Christmas Tree & Victoria Street Column Lights 2025
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/05758/ADV - 202514 Apr
Variation of condition 4 of planning permission dated 30 June 2023 (RN: 23/02958/TCH
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/02191/FULL - 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 - 202317 Aug
Display of a 26ft Christmas tree with illuminated plinth to Westminster Cathedral Piazza and Christmas lights…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent23/05716/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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