Christchurch Gardens Victoria Street London SW1H 0AY
Approved on 26 August 2026
Proposal
Display of one externally illuminated 15ft Christmas Tree with lights and mixed size baubles with London Heritage Quarter branded base for temporary period from 12 November 2025 and 08 January 2027.
- Received
- 31 July 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Aug
Decided in 26 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Christchurch Gardens Victoria Street London SW1H 0AY. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Broadway and Christchurch Gardens conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H 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
- SW1H 0AY
- Application type
- Advertising
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 July 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Broadway And Christchurch Gardens
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref W161Protected tree on or next to this site · +6 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, 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
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Aug
Display of 'Elf on the Shelf' sculptures to form a cross-BID Christmas trail for temporary period from Monday…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/05827/ADV - 202611 Mar
Display of Lioness sculpture for the Pride in the Quarter Trail for a temporary period between 1 June 2026…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/01584/ADV - 202515 Aug
Display of one externally illuminated 15ft Christmas Tree with lights measuring 6.6m x 2m for temporary…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/05275/ADV - 201719 Oct
Display of the individual stalls and of the market in general
WithdrawnAdvertisement consent17/09295/COADV - 201719 Oct
Temporary relocation of street market stalls to Christchurch Gardens (to enable works to take place in…
WithdrawnFull Application for Council's Own Dev.17/09294/COFUL
Source: Westminster
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