2 - 4 Neal Street London WC2H 9LY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of internally illuminated wall mounted sign at ground floor level measuring 0.53 m x 1.25 m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 2
Site constraints 10
Show all 50 with distances
- 22 m3-7, Neal Street Wc2Grade II
- 37 m17 and 19, Neal Street Wc2Grade II
- 42 m48-52, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 47 m34, SHELTON STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 48 m7 and 8, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 56 mCovent Garden Underground StationGrade II
- 61 m6, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 68 mNag's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 71 m60 and 61, Long AcreGrade II
- 72 mLamp post outside 11-14 Hanover PlaceGrade II
- 73 mSeven Dials WarehouseGrade II
- 76 m24 and 26, Shelton Street Wc2Grade II
- 81 m46 and 47, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 84 mThe Crafts CentreGrade II
- 86 m116, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 91 m51 and 53, Shelton StreetGrade II
- 94 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
- 95 m7 and 8, Bow Street Wc2Grade II
- 98 m27, Neal StreetGrade II
- 99 m33, Betterton StreetGrade II
- 99 m52, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 100 mCross Keys Public HouseGrade II
- 103 m29, Neal StreetGrade II
- 105 m19 AND 20, BOW STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 108 m31, Neal StreetGrade II
- 113 m33, Neal StreetGrade II
- 113 m30 and 31, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 113 mThe Sun Tavern Public HouseGrade II
- 115 mNumber 22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 116 m2 Bollards Either Side of Junction With Floral StreetGrade II
- 118 m35, Neal StreetGrade II
- 121 m6 and 8, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 121 m28, James Street Wc2Grade II
- 122 m11-19, Broad Court Wc2Grade II
- 124 m37, Neal StreetGrade II
- 130 m36, 38 and 40, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 130 m12, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 130 mFormer Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police StationGrade II
- 131 mSouthernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 132 mLamp post outside 8 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 132 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Southernmost in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 133 mCentral K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 133 mCambridge TheatreGrade II
- 135 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Northernmost Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 137 mNorthernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 137 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
- 139 m3 and 5, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 141 mBrownlow House and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 143 mThe Piazza, Bedford ChambersGrade II
- 149 m43, King Street Wc2Grade II*
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Postcode
- WC2H 9LY
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Firstplan
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 21 days from validation, 20 days faster than Westminster's median of 41 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14950351
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14950351
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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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