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26/05774/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Refused
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of five internally illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.30m x 2.25m, 0.30m x 2.25m, 0.46m x 1.58m, 0.45m x 1.47m, and 0.46m x 4.10m; two internally illuminated hanging signs each measuring 0.75m x 1.16m; a non illuminated wall mounted sign measuring 1.15m x 1.60m; and four non illuminated awnings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFUSAL-ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF JM CRANBOURN ST ADVERT STATEMENT Background Papers · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 02.1C - PROPOSED SHOPFRONT 01 Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 02.3A - PROPOSED SHOPFRONT 03 Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 02.2B - PROPOSED SHOPFRONT 02 Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EX03.2 - EXISTING SHOPFRONT 02 Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EX03.1 - EXISTING SHOPFRONT 01 Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 01.2 PROPOSED LAYOUT Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EX01.2 EXISTING LAYOUT Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 5.01 - JM TYPICAL FASCIA SIGN Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 5.02 - JM TYPICAL PROJECTING SIGN Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Spaghetti House Premises licence · in force since 1 Jan 2010 Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 10

Covent Garden conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.2
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: West End
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
National infrastructure project 374 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 374 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 17 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
65 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 5, Great Newport Street Wc2, Grade II, 20 m away · 4 Grade II*, 61 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 65 with distances
Historic England ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area238 m² (2,562 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 108)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Postcode
WC2H 7AB
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Firstplan

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 23 days faster than Westminster's median of 41 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 17% of signs and adverts here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,130decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15172997
Planning Portal ref
PP-15172997
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2022 Approved
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Within ~100m

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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.