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26/01229/ADVT - Advertisement Consent Under Consideration
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation and display of: (i) 1no. internally illuminated facia signage measuring 0.4m in height with width of 3.71m at a height above ground of 3.45m; (ii) 1no. internally illuminated facia signage measuring 0.21m in height with width of 2.86m at a height above ground of 2.86m; and (iii) Non-illuminated vinyl stickers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from City of London's recent signs and adverts.

The consultation period closed on 12 Oct 2026.

Documents 13

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_COVERING LETTER Report - Planning Statement/Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF PROPOSED VINYL SIGNAGE-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE BLOCK PLAN-PL0 Site Plan · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN-PL0 Site Plan · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN-PL0 Drawing · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ADV COVER LETTER Cover Letter · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Archaeological priority area
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: City of London 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.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument about 89 m away: Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital
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.
Historic England ↗
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.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Liverpool Street Station, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 7 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1121 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 9A.1 King Henry's Mound to St Paul's Cathedral; Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 1 m away; Heritage at risk about 89 m away: Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital, Steward Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
City of London
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
EC2A 2EH
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Bishopsgate
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Firstplan

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. City of London usually decides signs and adverts by day 77.

Day 5027 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
35%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
89decided in the last year

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 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15172800
Planning Portal ref
PP-15172800
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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City of London is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #1 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 84% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 100% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

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for householder decisions
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City of London decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #3 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 296
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #1 of 296
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #296 of 296
50%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Change of use approved
22 decided
460
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings