71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replacement of the existing building-identification sign in the same location with one internally (halo) illuminated building-identification sign, comprising individual bronzed-metal 3D letters reading '71QVS', fixed to the existing Portland stone wall within the entrance recess, measuring 1.4 metres height x 1.3 metres width x 0.1 metres depth, placed 2.6 metres above the ground level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 12
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Licences at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 11
Show all 21 with distances
- 50 m30 Cannon Street (formerly Crédit Lyonnais)Grade II
- 84 mChurch of St James GarlickhitheGrade I
- 89 m74-82, Queen Victoria Street Ec4Grade II
- 89 m27 and 28, Queen Street Ec4Grade II*
- 103 mAlbert BuildingsGrade II
- 104 mChurch of St Mary AldermaryGrade I
- 108 mPolice Public Callbox, Corner of Friday Street and Queen VictoriaGrade II
- 109 mBracken HouseGrade II*
- 112 mThe Sugar Loaf Public HouseGrade II
- 114 mUnnamed
- 116 m24-26, Watling Street Ec4Grade II
- 117 m22, Queen Street Ec4Grade II
- 122 m19-21, Watling Street Ec4Grade II
- 125 mVintners HallGrade I
- 129 mK2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Queen StreetGrade II
- 130 m68-72, Queen Victoria Street Ec4Grade II
- 134 mK2 Telephone Kiosk, Outside Church of St AldermaryGrade II
- 139 m69, UPPER THAMES STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 141 mRemains of Undercroft Beneath Pavement at Rear of Numbers 68 to 72 (Even) Queen Victoria StreetGrade II
- 145 m4, College Hill Ec4Grade II
- 148 m6-8, Bow Lane Ec4Grade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- City of London
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Postcode
- EC4V 4AY
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Vintry
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Marsh Keene Limited
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 30 days faster than City of London's median of 77 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 98% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 11 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15034567
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15034567
- Consultation
- 9 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 10 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: 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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