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26/04594/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
Refused
Proposal
Installation of an externally illuminated hanging sign attached to gate pillar at Bell Yard measuring 0.71m x 0.50m. (Linked with 26/04604/ADV) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Refused
27 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged
Refused on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
- Listed buildingInstallation of an externally illuminated hanging sign attached to gate pillar at Bell Yard…RefusedThis application26/04594/LBC
Site constraints 12
Grade II listed: The Old Bank of England
List entry 1192681 · The pin is inside its outline · 76 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade I, 13 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 76 with distances
- 6 m126, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 12 m193, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 14 m125, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 16 m4 and 5, Bell Yard Wc2Grade II
- 21 mK2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Bell YardGrade II
- 22 mRoyal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and LampsGrade I
- 22 m123 and 124, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 26 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Near Junction With Fleet StreetGrade II
- 30 mMiddle Temple GatehouseGrade I
- 31 m10 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 33 m13 and 14, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 34 m3, Fleet StreetGrade II
- 38 mGlyn MillsGrade II*
- 38 m2, Middle Temple Lane Ec4Grade II*
- 38 m15 and 16, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 39 mRear Wing of Middle Temple GatehouseGrade II*
- 40 mInner Temple GatehouseGrade II*
- 41 m119 and 120, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 41 mTemple Bar Memorial in centre of roadGrade II
- 42 mUnnamed
- 46 m18 and 19, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 48 mUnnamed
- 50 m3, Middle Temple Lane Ec4Grade II*
- 54 m116, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 57 m115, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 59 mDoctor Johnson's BuildingsGrade II
- 60 mFormer Number 13 (Now Part of Number 16) Bell YardGrade II
- 60 m21, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 62 m2 and 3 Hare CourtGrade II
- 65 mFormer Numbers 14 and 15 (Now Part of Number 16)Grade II
- 65 mYe Olde Cock TavernGrade II
- 67 mLamp StandardGrade II
- 69 mGoldsmith BuildingGrade II
- 70 m230, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 71 mFormer Law Fire Insurance Office Number 16 (Excluding the Former Numbers 13 and 14/15)Grade II*
- 73 m229, Strand Wc2Grade II*
- 74 mPhoenix Assurance CompanyGrade II
- 76 mThe Gatehouse With Gateway and Screen Wall to WestGrade II
- 77 mChurch of St Dunstan in the West (Including Attached Sunday School)Grade I
- 79 m29 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 81 mWalls, Railings and Lamps to Front of Public Record OfficeGrade II
- 83 mThe Law SocietyGrade II*
- 84 m226, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 85 m30, 31 and 32 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 86 mFormer Public Record OfficeGrade II*
- 88 mFormer Lloyds BankGrade II
- 91 mGates and Railings to Church of St Dunstan in the WestGrade II
- 97 m33, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 97 mTemple Church (St Mary's)Grade I
- 100 mHoare's BankGrade II*
- 102 m4-6, Pump Court Ec4Grade I
- 104 m1, Hare Court Ec4Grade I
- 104 mStatue of John Hiccocks Against Rear Wall of Numbers 30 to 32 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 111 m4, Essex Court Ec4Grade II*
- 118 mThe Masters HouseGrade II
- 119 m2 and 3, Essex Court Ec4Grade I
- 121 mTwining'sGrade II
- 124 m1 Brick CourtGrade II
- 126 mDevereux ChambersGrade II
- 130 m1, Essex Court Ec4Grade I
- 136 mMitre Court ChambersGrade II
- 139 m20, Devereux CourtGrade II
- 141 mGateway From Devereux CourtGrade I
- 141 m1 and 2, Mitre Court Buildings Ec4Grade II
- 144 mChambers on West Side of New CourtGrade I
- 145 mPair of Lamp StandardsGrade II
- 146 mK2 Telephone Kiosk, the Easternmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 146 m61, CAREY STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 146 mButtery at Inner Temple HallGrade II*
- 147 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Easternmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 147 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Outside St Dunstan's Court, Fetter LaneGrade II
- 149 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Adjcent to Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 149 mLampstandard Ventilator Numbered 40 on Island in RoadGrade II
- 150 mK2 Telephone Kiosk, the Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 150 mLast Temple HouseGrade II
- 150 m60, Carey StreetGrade II*
Strand 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.
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. 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.
National infrastructure project 22 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 22 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 665 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
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.
Scheduled monument 146 m away: Inner Temple Hall Buttery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 137 m away: Middle Temple; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 21 m away: Fleet Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Postcode
- EC4A 2LT
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Pegasus Group
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days faster than Westminster's median of 55 for listed building works. Refused, as 10% of listed building works here are.
This one49d
Council55d
UK56d
57%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
1,558decided in the last year
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 27 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15006718
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15006718
- Comments by
- 26 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Use of the first floor mezzanine from office (Use Class E) to public house (Sui Generis)…
2025
Use of the first floor mezzanine from office (Use Class E) to public house (Sui Generis)…
2020
Withdrawn
Placement of a 1960s route master bus with a bar within the public house garden for a tem…
2020
Approved
Placement of a 1960s open top route master bus within the garden of the 'Old Bank of Engl…
2019
Approved
External alterations including installation of replacement bin store, refurbishment of ba…
2019
Approved
External alterations including installation of replacement bin store, refurbishment of ba…
2019
Approved
Display of one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 2.4m x 1.3m and one inter…
2019
Installation of hanging signs and flags. (Linked to 19/10103/ADV)
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Submission of particulars and samples of the materials pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed…
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Removal of existing and installation of new Rooflights over the Meeting room at Hoare's B…
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Approved
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2024
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Replace 5 No. existing doors and replace with new fire resisting timber doors.
2024
Approved
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Display of vinyl stickers to the windows on the ground floor of the building.
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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
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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