Brettenham House Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of internally illuminated hanging signs, each measuring 0.61m X 0.61m, at the commercial unit at the north end of the building facing Lancaster Place. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 2
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 11
Show all 18 with distances
- 39 mChurchyard Railings and GatesGrade II
- 39 mSomerset House and King's College Old BuildingGrade I
- 43 mSavoy Chapel (the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy)Grade II*
- 59 mWaterloo BridgeGrade II*
- 72 mThe Savoy HotelGrade II
- 95 m355, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 97 m356-359, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 101 mSimpson'sGrade II
- 104 mThe Civil Service Rifles War MemorialGrade II*
- 107 mLyceum TheatreGrade II*
- 110 mInveresk HouseGrade II
- 129 m18 Lampstandards in Somerset House QuadrangleGrade II
- 131 mSir Arthur Sullivan MemorialGrade II
- 132 mThe Savoy TheatreGrade II*
- 138 mStatue of George Iii in Somerset House QuadrangleGrade I
- 142 m21 Bench Seats Set on Embankment PavementGrade II
- 144 m89 to 95 (consec) Strand, including Nos 2 and 3 Savoy CourtGrade II
- 148 mMarconi HouseGrade 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 November 2015, 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
- WC2E 7EN
- Received
- 3 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sept 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Newmark
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 28 days from validation, 12 days faster than Westminster's median of 40 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 4 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15183813
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15183813
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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