42 Maiden Lane London WC2E 7LJ Data via plota.co.uk
26/05059/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
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Proposal
Display of an externally illuminated projecting sign 0.6m x 0.27m. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026
Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 9
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LOCATION PLAN
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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PROJECTING SIGN FRONT & SIDE ELEVATION
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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3D SKETCH & EXAMPLE OF LIGHT FITTING
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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BRANDING ON CURTAIN
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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EXISTING/DEMOLITION FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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EX.PHOTO_01
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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PAVEMENT PLAN
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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FRONT ELEVATION
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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LONG SECTION - COUNTER
Drawing · 28 Jul 2026
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Application forms 2
Site constraints 9
Grade II listed: 42 Maiden Lane
List entry 1239044 · 1 m from the pin · 56 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 51 Grade II)
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 the other 56 with distances
- 14 m27, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II*
- 18 m26, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II
- 18 mCorpus Christi Church and PresbyteryGrade II
- 22 mLamp post outside Corpus Christi ChurchGrade II
- 36 m4, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 36 m3, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 40 mRear Premises of the Vaudeville TheatreGrade II
- 41 m5 and 6, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 42 mLamp post outside Jubilee Market Hall, 20 Southampton StreetGrade II
- 42 mLamp post outside 35 Maiden LaneGrade II
- 46 mRules RestaurantGrade II
- 48 mLamp post on the corner of Henrietta Street and Southampton StreetGrade II
- 50 m7 and 8, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 60 m9 and 10, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 65 m2-10, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II*
- 71 m16 and 17, Maiden Lane Wc2Grade II
- 75 m5 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 5Grade II
- 79 mThe Vaudeville TheatreGrade II
- 80 m30 Henrietta StreetGrade II
- 81 mLamp post opposite the Strand Palace HotelGrade II
- 84 mRear Premises of the Adelphi TheatreGrade II
- 85 mJubilee HallGrade II
- 90 mNell Gwynne TavernGrade II
- 94 mChurch of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent GardenGrade I
- 95 mSt Peter's HospitalGrade II
- 99 m409 and 410, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 101 m8 Lampstandards on Dwarf Stone Walls in St Paul's ChurchyardGrade II
- 101 mCovent Garden Market BuildingGrade II*
- 102 mThe Adelphi TheatreGrade II
- 111 m12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) From Outside Tower House on Both Sides of RoadGrade II
- 114 mLamp post at junction of Carting Lane and StrandGrade II
- 115 m20, TAVISTOCK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 116 m23 and 24, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 124 m44, Bedford Street Wc2Grade II
- 126 mLamp post outside 9 Burleigh StreetGrade II
- 127 mAlginate HouseGrade II
- 127 m89 to 95 (consec) Strand, including Nos 2 and 3 Savoy CourtGrade II
- 128 m8, King StreetGrade II
- 130 m33, Bedford Street Wc2Grade II
- 134 mLamp post on the corner of Chandos Place and Bedford StreetGrade II
- 138 m5 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 5Grade II
- 139 mSix lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6Grade II
- 143 m43, King Street Wc2Grade II*
- 144 m14, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 144 m41 and 42, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 145 mTwo K6 telephone kiosks at the south end of James Street on the edge of Covent GardenGrade II
- 145 mGateway to Inigo Place and St Pauls ChurchyardGrade II
- 145 m14-16, Bedford Street Wc2Grade II
- 146 m40, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 147 mSimpson'sGrade II
- 148 m15, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 148 mAldine HouseGrade II
- 148 m1-5, CHANDOS PLACE WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 149 m67 and 68, Chandos Place Wc2Grade II
- 150 m38, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 150 mLondon Transport MuseumGrade II
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.
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.
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.
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
Registered park or garden 238 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- WC2E 7LJ
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Gundry and Ducker Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 8 days from validation, 28 days faster than Westminster's median of 36 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 84% of signs and adverts here are.
This one8d
Council36d
UK54d
76%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
502decided 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 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15114693
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2020
Approved
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2018
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Use of the public highway for the placing of 9 tables and 18 chairs with associated barri…
2018
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2017
Approved
Use of the public highway for the placing of 3 tables and 12 chairs in two areas measurin…
2016
Approved
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board loca…
2016
Approved
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2016
Approved
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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.
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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
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