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26/03344/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
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Proposal
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.8m x 11m at 1-5 Irving Street. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
20 May 2026
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Validated
29 Jun 2026
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Withdrawn
29 Jun 2026
Withdrawn on 29 Jun 2026 · Last checked 20 Jul 2026
Documents 8
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
Leicester Square 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Westminster Reference Library, Grade II, 59 m away · 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 8 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 12 with distances
- 59 mWestminster Reference LibraryGrade II
- 65 mVentilation Lamp Standard Numbered 35 on Island North of Irving StreetGrade II
- 66 m1, Charing Cross Road Wc2Grade II
- 69 mWilliam Shakespeare Statue and Fountain With Busts of Hogarth, Hunter,newton and Reynolds in Garden of SquareGrade II
- 84 mStatue of Sir Henry IrvingGrade II
- 98 mThe Garrick TheatreGrade II*
- 98 mNational Portrait GalleryGrade I
- 127 mCavell House National Westminster BankGrade II
- 135 mTwo lamp posts outside 7 and 21 Cecil CourtGrade II
- 135 mNational GalleryGrade I
- 144 mDuke of York's TheatreGrade II
- 145 mWyndhams TheatreGrade II*
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 195 m away: Trafalgar Square; 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
- WC2H 7AT
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Application Withdrawn
- Decision date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14952618
- 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
2025
Display of non illuminated hanging flag measuring 1m X 3.7m
2025
Approved
Display of internally illuminated star nets hung from cross street catenary wires measuri…
2020
Withdrawn
Opening up of an existing internal connecting doorway between two units.
2020
Approved
Use of the public highway for the placing of 13 tables and 26 chairs and a free standing…
2019
Refused
Use of the public highway for the placing of 16 tables and 32 chairs and a free standing…
2018
Approved
Use of the public highway for the placing of 16 tables and 32 chairs and a free standing…
2016
Approved
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 9m x 2.2m for the placing of 4 table and 1…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Open Space At Leicester Square London WC2H 7LE
Display of hoarding with two externally illuminated hoarding panels and internally illumi…
2025
6 - 8 Irving Street London WC2H 7AT
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 2nd November 2023 (RN:23/06264/TCH)…
2025
Approved
Open Space At Leicester Square London WC2H 7LE
Installation of structures, including an outdoor ice rink, boot room marquee, box office…
2025
Approved
TKTS Leicester Square London WC2H 7LH
Display of two internally illuminated projecting signs measuring 0.35m x 1.9m on the east…
2025
29 - 30 Leicester Square London WC2H 7LA
Alterations to ground floor frontage on Charing Cross Road elevation.
2025
20 - 21 Leicester Square London WC2H 7JX
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs measuring 1m x 3m, 0.345m x 0.775m. [S…
2025
20 - 21 Leicester Square London WC2H 7JX
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs measuring 1m x 3m, 0.345m x 0.775m and…
2025
20 - 21 Leicester Square London WC2H 7JX
Alterations to shopfront including replacement of existing louvres and the extension of t…
2025
Approved
29 - 30 Leicester Square London WC2H 7LA
Removal of existing kitchen extract duct and installation of emergency mechanical smoke e…
2025
Approved
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2025
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Display of externally illuminated other sign measuring 2.6m X 2m, 3m X 3.5m, 1.1m X 2m, 2…
2025
8 - 10 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HG
Display of externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 900mm x 1200mm, display of non-i…
2024
The National Gallery Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DN
Display of two non illuminated carved fascia signs measuring 0.59m x 0.97m, 0.14m x 5.16m…
2024
The National Gallery Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DN
External stone carved letterings to main entrance on Orange Street. (Linked with 24/08317…
2020
Approved
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Use of an area of the public highway measuring 3m x 12.96m for the placing of 18 tables…
2020
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2019
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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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