Marlborough Arms 36 Torrington Place London WC1E 7LY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4070/A - Advertisement Consent REGISTERED

Proposal

Display of new and replacement signage: 2 x externally illuminated (trough-lit), projecting pictorial signs on existing brackets (items 01A & 01B); 2 x externally illuminated (cowl-lit), sets of individual fascia letters (02A & 02B); 2 x internally illuminated copper menu case signs (07A & 07B); Various non-illuminated signs - 1 x door plaque (04), 1 x amenity board (08), 1 x chalkboard (09), 10 x window graphics (16A & 16B) and 1 x set of house numbers (17). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent signs and adverts.

Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 9

Bloomsbury 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.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Basements · Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Camden 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 ↗
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Heal and Son Limited Including Habitat, Grade II*, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 13 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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1523 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 44 m away: Tottenham Court Road (part).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Floor area589 m² (6,340 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 74)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, 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
Camden
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
WC1E 7LY
Received
around 5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Ashleigh Signs
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides signs and adverts by day 52.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Camden is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #242 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Camden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #149 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #215 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #242 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #158 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
467 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,973
Total decisions
234 refused in the year to March 2026

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.