Marks & Spencer, 11-14 George Street, London, TW9 1JY Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/1508 - Application to Display Adverts Approved

Proposal

Internally illuminated individually cut letters reading 'M&S FOOD' Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision Team Leader · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Marks and Spencer Premises licence · in force · elsewhere in the building Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 2 May 2023

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

Site constraints 8

Central Richmond 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area
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: Richmond 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: Richmond
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.
Also on the record
61 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1406 m away: Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA), at pre-application.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £7,500,000 in April 2025. Other property, freehold.

29 April 2025£7,500,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
TW9 1JY
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
South Richmond Ward [STR]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision Team Leader
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills (UK) Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 4 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 50 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 79% of signs and adverts here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14845516_C
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
27 May 2026
Richmond upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#182 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Richmond upon Thames ranks #130 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Richmond upon Thames is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Richmond upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #257 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #268 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #130 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #104 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
181 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
47%
Change of use approved
17 decided
1,888
Total decisions
358 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.