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25/07660/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
Refused
Proposal
Display of externally illuminated metal-letter fascia signs measuring 60 mm x 705 mm, 75 mm x 460 mm and 110 mm x 385 mm (illuminated by a LED strip above the lettering) at No. 230 Strand. Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
22 Oct 2025
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Validated
27 Oct 2025
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Refused
10 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged
Refused on 10 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 12
Grade II listed: 230, Strand Wc2
List entry 1236756 · The pin is inside its outline · 76 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 50 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
- 0 m229, Strand Wc2Grade II*
- 12 m226, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 16 mFormer Lloyds BankGrade II
- 19 mGlyn MillsGrade II*
- 30 mListed buildings 1064692
- 31 mRoyal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and LampsGrade I
- 31 mTemple Bar Memorial in centre of roadGrade II
- 31 mListed buildings 1359156
- 40 m3, Fleet StreetGrade II
- 45 mMiddle Temple GatehouseGrade I
- 45 mRear Wing of Middle Temple GatehouseGrade II*
- 45 m4, Essex Court Ec4Grade II*
- 49 mTwining'sGrade II
- 49 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Near Junction With Fleet StreetGrade II
- 52 m2, Middle Temple Lane Ec4Grade II*
- 52 m3, Middle Temple Lane Ec4Grade II*
- 55 mK2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Bell YardGrade II
- 56 mThe Old Bank of EnglandGrade II
- 56 m2 and 3 Hare CourtGrade II
- 56 m2 and 3, Essex Court Ec4Grade I
- 57 mDevereux ChambersGrade II
- 58 m10 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 67 m20, Devereux CourtGrade II
- 72 mGateway From Devereux CourtGrade I
- 74 m4 and 5, Bell Yard Wc2Grade II
- 75 m13 and 14, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 76 mLast Temple HouseGrade II
- 76 mChambers on West Side of New CourtGrade I
- 76 mLamp StandardGrade II
- 76 m4-6, Pump Court Ec4Grade I
- 78 m23, Devereux Court Wc2Grade II
- 79 m193, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 80 mDoctor Johnson's BuildingsGrade II
- 81 m126, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 81 m1, Essex Court Ec4Grade I
- 82 mLampstandard Ventilator Numbered 40 on Island in RoadGrade II
- 83 mPair of Lamp StandardsGrade II
- 83 m1 Brick CourtGrade II
- 84 m125, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 84 mCalifornia HouseGrade II
- 85 m15 and 16, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 88 m123 and 124, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 89 mInner Temple GatehouseGrade II*
- 96 m18 and 19, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 97 mStatue of Doctor Johnson in Churchyard at East End of St Clement DanesGrade II
- 99 m35, Essex Street Wc2Grade II
- 99 mGoldsmith BuildingGrade II
- 100 m1, Hare Court Ec4Grade I
- 101 mChurch of St Clement DanesGrade I
- 102 mFountain BasinGrade II
- 106 m119 and 120, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 106 m34, Essex Street Wc2Grade II
- 109 mTemple Church (St Mary's)Grade I
- 110 mFormer Number 13 (Now Part of Number 16) Bell YardGrade II
- 113 m11, Essex Street Wc2Grade II
- 113 m21, Fleet Street Ec4Grade II
- 114 m115, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 115 mFormer Numbers 14 and 15 (Now Part of Number 16)Grade II
- 115 m116, Chancery Lane Wc2Grade II
- 116 mMiddle Temple HallGrade I
- 119 m32, Essex Street Wc2Grade II*
- 119 mYe Olde Cock TavernGrade II
- 121 m1 and 2, Garden Court Ec4Grade II
- 123 mFormer Law Fire Insurance Office Number 16 (Excluding the Former Numbers 13 and 14/15)Grade II*
- 126 m14, Essex Street Wc2Grade II
- 127 mCheshire Cheese Public HouseGrade II
- 131 mScreen Walls, Gates, Railings and Lamps to the Law CourtsGrade I
- 131 mThe Law SocietyGrade II*
- 136 m29 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 139 mPhoenix Assurance CompanyGrade II
- 140 mButtery at Inner Temple HallGrade II*
- 141 mStatue of John Hiccocks Against Rear Wall of Numbers 30 to 32 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 142 m30, 31 and 32 Fleet StreetGrade II
- 147 mThe Gatehouse With Gateway and Screen Wall to WestGrade II
- 148 mChurch of St Dunstan in the West (Including Attached Sunday School)Grade I
- 150 mWalls, Railings and Lamps to Front of Public Record OfficeGrade 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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 689 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.
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.
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.
Registered park or garden 82 m away: Middle Temple
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Scheduled monument 140 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
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 19 m away: Fleet Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 2 November 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
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Postcode
- WC2R 1BA
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ILI Architects Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 106 days from validation, 64 days slower than Westminster's median of 42 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 17% of signs and adverts here are.
This one106d
Council42d
UK55d
67%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,207decided in the last year
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14431646
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14431646
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Installation of LED strip light to shop fascia. Linked with 25/07660/ADV
2025
Approved
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2025
Installation of signage on shopfront (Linked to application 25/00141/ADV).
2024
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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
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