1 Irving Street London WC2H 7AT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of internally illuminated star nets hung from cross street catenary wires measuring 0.75m x 10.3m for a temporary period from 20 October 2025 to 23 January 2026. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Other documents 5
Site constraints 12
Show all 18 with distances
- 46 mWestminster Reference LibraryGrade II
- 57 m1, Charing Cross Road Wc2Grade II
- 60 mNational GalleryGrade I
- 65 mVentilation Lamp Standard Numbered 35 on Island North of Irving StreetGrade II
- 66 mNational Portrait GalleryGrade I
- 69 mWilliam Shakespeare Statue and Fountain With Busts of Hogarth, Hunter,newton and Reynolds in Garden of SquareGrade II
- 82 mThe Garrick TheatreGrade II*
- 84 mStatue of Sir Henry IrvingGrade II
- 105 mCavell House National Westminster BankGrade II
- 118 mDuke of York's TheatreGrade II
- 121 mTwo lamp posts outside 7 and 21 Cecil CourtGrade II
- 123 mWyndhams TheatreGrade II*
- 127 mSainsbury Wing at the National GalleryGrade I
- 132 mThe London Hippodrome, Crown Public House, and 7-10 Cranbourn StreetGrade II
- 135 mClareville HouseGrade II
- 141 mChurch of Notre Dame de FranceGrade II*
- 147 mPrince of Wales TheatreGrade II
- 149 mThe AlberyGrade 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
- WC2H 7AT
- Received
- 22 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Field and Lawn
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 10 days slower 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-14276107
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14276107
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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