Planning appeal decision
Venture House (88-90 Regent Street & 27-29 Glasshouse Street), And 21 Glasshouse Street (84-86 Regent Street & 19-21 Glasshouse Street), London, W1B 5DF
Planning appeal 6002991 at Venture House (88-90 Regent Street & 27-29 Glasshouse Street), And 21 Glasshouse Street (84-86 Regent Street & 19-21 Glasshouse Street), London, W1B 5DF (City of Westminster Council) was allowed on 29 June 2026 by Inspector F Cullen, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area, having regard to the host listed building, the settings of nearby listed buildings and the character and appearance of the Regent Street Conservation Area.
display of two externally illuminated inset advertisement boards, each measuring 5.5m x 9.3m, to be integrated within the scaffold building wrap approved under application ref. 25/06861/ADV
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Commercial advertisement
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- advertisement
- Inspector
- F Cullen
- Postcode
- W1B 5DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed advertisements on the amenity of the area, having regard to the host listed building, the settings of nearby listed buildings and the character and appearance of the Regent Street Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed advertisements, being temporary, proportionate in scale, and subject to appropriate conditions controlling illumination, would not harm amenity or the character and appearance of the Regent Street Conservation Area despite the heritage sensitivity of the host building and surrounding townscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 42Policy 44Policy 45Policy 48(G)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 141
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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