11 - 12 Russell Street London WC2B 5HZ Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
26/06725/ADV
Description
Display of non illuminated other sign measuring 16m X 3.055m Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 15 Nov 2026, from Westminster's recent signs and adverts.
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides signs and adverts by day 37.
Day 848 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
922decided in the last year
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Site constraints 10
Covent Garden 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.
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
National infrastructure project 176 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 176 m from 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, 200 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.
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.
56 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: London Transport Museum, Grade II, 7 m away · 3 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 48 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.
Show all 56 with distances
- 7 mLondon Transport MuseumGrade II
- 18 m8, Russell Street Wc2Grade II
- 30 mCovent Garden Market BuildingGrade II*
- 31 mLamp post outside 4-6 Russell StreetGrade II
- 32 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
- 37 m41 and 43, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 41 mJubilee HallGrade II
- 65 m38, Wellington StreetGrade II
- 71 mCharles H Fox Limited and Robert White and Sons Harper and Row LimitedGrade II
- 71 m30, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 73 m12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) From Outside Tower House on Both Sides of RoadGrade II
- 73 m20, TAVISTOCK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 74 m11, TAVISTOCK STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 80 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
- 82 mSt Paul's Clergy HouseGrade II
- 82 m13, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 84 m2-10, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II*
- 85 m15, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 86 mLamp post outside 9 Burleigh StreetGrade II
- 89 mLamp post outside 24 Russell StreetGrade II
- 94 m20-26, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 98 mTheatre Royal Drury Lane and Attached Sir Augustus Harris Memorial Drinking FountainGrade I
- 98 m32, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 102 mLamp post outside Jubilee Market Hall, 20 Southampton StreetGrade II
- 103 m34-38, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 103 m15 Exeter StreetGrade II
- 107 mLamp post on the corner of Henrietta Street and Southampton StreetGrade II
- 107 mThe Old Bell Public HouseGrade II
- 108 mLyceum TheatreGrade II*
- 110 mTwo K6 telephone kiosks at the south end of James Street on the edge of Covent GardenGrade II
- 112 mThe Piazza, Bedford ChambersGrade II
- 116 mLamp post opposite Theatre Royal, outside 29 Russell StreetGrade II
- 116 m7 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 7 (Consecutive)Grade II
- 117 m40 and 42, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 118 m26, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II
- 121 m17, Exeter Street Wc2Grade II
- 122 m27, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II*
- 122 mDuchess TheatreGrade II
- 123 mFormer Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police StationGrade II
- 125 m15, Catherine Street Wc2Grade II
- 126 mCrown Court Church (Church of Scotland)Grade II
- 127 m3, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 129 mThe Fortune TheatreGrade II
- 135 m4, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 135 mChurch of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent GardenGrade I
- 136 mNovello TheatreGrade II
- 137 m42 Maiden LaneGrade II
- 139 m28, James Street Wc2Grade II
- 139 mLamp post opposite the Strand Palace HotelGrade II
- 141 m5 and 6, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
- 142 m43, King Street Wc2Grade II*
- 144 mCorpus Christi Church and PresbyteryGrade II
- 146 mInveresk HouseGrade II
- 147 m356-359, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 148 m46 and 47, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 150 m41 and 42, King Street Wc2Grade II
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
Inside the City of Westminster 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 8 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.
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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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