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2026/4552/P - Request for Observations to Adjoining Borough New application
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Advertisement consent for the installation of an 2no internally illuminated fascia signs to the Tottenham Court Road elevation measuring 2.63m x 0.38m and 2.18m x 0.07m; installation of 2no fascia signs to the Goodge Street elevation measuring 3.32m x 0.48m and 2.18m x 0.07m; installation of 2no projecting signs each measuring 0.6m x 0.04m - Linked to . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Validated
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent signs and adverts.

The consultation period closed on 14 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 11

Charlotte Street 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: West End
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Eleven lamp posts in centre of road between Goodge Street and Warren Street, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 17 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 1349 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden about 238 m away: Bedford Square; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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 area225 m² (2,422 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 40)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, 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
Request for Observations to Adjoining Borough
Postcode
W1T 2ES
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
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Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides signs and adverts by day 51.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
87%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
14 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024/1971/P
2023 Approved
3 Colville Place London W1T 2BH
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear ground floor (retrospective)
2023/0637/P
2024 Approved
76 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 2HG
Relocation of the existing ground floor front door.
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
28 Goodge Street London W1T 2QQ
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2021 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Installation of new fascia sign to front and side elevations
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2023 Approved
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2024 Withdrawn
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2024
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2024 Approved
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Externally illuminated fascia sign (strip light), projecting sign and awning
2024/0237/A
2023 Approved
10-16 Goodge Street London W1T 2QB
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2023 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.

Freehold owner and 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.