Telephone Call Box Outside Channel 4 Offices, 124-126 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX

Planning appeal 3376158 at Telephone Call Box Outside Channel 4 Offices, 124-126 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX (City of Westminster Council) was allowed on 1 May 2026 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area including the setting of the Peabody Estate: South Westminster Conservation Area, the Medway Street Conservation Area, and the Grade II listed Channel 4 Television building.

installation of an open access Communication Hub, following the removal of an existing communication apparatus

Authority: City of Westminster Council
Appeal type: advert · Advertisement Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Owen A
Postcode: SW1P 2TX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: the effect of the advertisement on the amenity of the area including the setting of the Peabody Estate: South Westminster Conservation Area, the Medway Street Conservation Area, and the Grade II listed Channel 4 Television building
Appeal B: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Peabody Estate: South Westminster Conservation Area, the Medway Street Conservation Area, and the Grade II listed Channel 4 Television building

What decided it

The small scale of the Communication Hub and illuminated advertisement, combined with screening from mature street trees and the compatibility of materials with the modern listed building, would not harm the character, appearance or heritage setting of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 42Policy 44Policy 45Policy 48 part G

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