St Mary Le Strand Church Strand London WC2R 1ES Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of a temporary artwork installation along the south facade and corners of the east and west elevations for a temporary period 06 from October 2025 to 19 December 2025. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 14
Application forms 1
Site constraints 11
Show the other 15 with distances
- 29 mBush House Centre Block with flanking colonnadesGrade II
- 45 mSomerset House and King's College Old BuildingGrade I
- 47 m152 and 153, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 58 mAldwych Underground StationGrade II
- 69 mSt Clement's Watch HouseGrade II
- 76 mAustralia House and Government of Victoria OfficesGrade II
- 83 mEarly C17 cistern to Old Somerset House (aka The Roman Bath)Grade II
- 84 mIndia HouseGrade II
- 84 m33 and 34 Surrey StreetGrade II
- 86 mMarconi HouseGrade II
- 88 mThe Union Society, King's College and the Former Queen's and Norfolk HotelsGrade II
- 100 mStatue of George Iii in Somerset House QuadrangleGrade I
- 108 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Bush House
- 137 mThe Aldwych TheatreGrade II
- 142 mThe Waldorf HotelGrade II
Checked on 1 November 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Postcode
- WC2R 1ES
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 4 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- The Planning Lab
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 15 days from validation, 27 days faster than Westminster's median of 42 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
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 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14269340
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14269340
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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