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26/05645/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
Proposal
Display of 3 x internally illuminated star nets each measuring 10.3m x 0.75m hung from cross street catenary wires for temporary period. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026
Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 7
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BEAR ST PLANNING DRAWING.
Drawing · 1 Sept 2026
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BEAR ST STAR DIMENSION
Drawing · 1 Sept 2026
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BEAR STREET SECTION DRAWING
Drawing · 1 Sept 2026
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BEAR STREET STAR NETS PLAN
Drawing · 1 Sept 2026
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POWER ROUTING EXAMPLE AND PLANS
Drawing · 1 Sept 2026
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STAR IMAGES AND SCALE DRAWINGS
Drawing · 1 Sept 2026
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BEAR ST PLANNING DRAWING
Background Papers · 18 Aug 2026
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Application forms 1
Other documents 6
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 28 Sept 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 28 Sept 2026
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STARS IMAGE
Photo · 1 Sept 2026
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1ST INVALID LETTER
Background Papers · 27 Aug 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
Other · 24 Aug 2026
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STARS IMAGE
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Site constraints 10
Leicester Square 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.
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.
National infrastructure project 361 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 361 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, the site is inside its boundary).
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.
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.
39 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The London Hippodrome, Crown Public House, and 7-10 Cranbourn Street, Grade II, 33 m away · 3 Grade II*, 36 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 39 with distances
- 33 mThe London Hippodrome, Crown Public House, and 7-10 Cranbourn StreetGrade II
- 45 mWyndhams TheatreGrade II*
- 67 mChurch of Notre Dame de FranceGrade II*
- 79 mTwo lamp posts outside 7 and 21 Cecil CourtGrade II
- 84 m34 and 35, Lisle Street Wc2Grade II
- 84 mThe AlberyGrade II
- 89 m20 AND 20A, NEWPORT COURT WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 89 m14, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 89 m15, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 90 m8-10, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 90 m11, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 94 m18, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 94 mWestminster County CourtGrade II
- 96 m21-24, NEWPORT COURT WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 96 m19, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 102 m25, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 103 m14-27, Lisle Street Wc2Grade II
- 103 mWilliam Shakespeare Statue and Fountain With Busts of Hogarth, Hunter,newton and Reynolds in Garden of SquareGrade II
- 104 m4-8, NEWPORT PLACE WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 104 m26, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 104 mVentilation Lamp Standard Numbered 35 on Island North of Irving StreetGrade II
- 107 mThe Garrick TheatreGrade II*
- 112 mThe Salisbury Public House and 91-93, St Martin's LaneGrade II
- 123 mDuke of York's TheatreGrade II
- 133 m41, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 134 m47, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 135 m40, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 137 m62, St Martin's Lane Wc2Grade II
- 138 m39, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 139 mMr Fogg's TavernGrade II
- 144 m52-53 St Martin’s LaneGrade II
- 146 m5, Great Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 146 mWestminster Reference LibraryGrade II
- 146 m1, Charing Cross Road Wc2Grade II
- 147 m1, NEW ROW WC2Grade II
- 147 m36, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 148 m3 Lampstandards Numbered 1, 2 and 3Grade II
- 149 mCavell House National Westminster BankGrade II
- 150 m70, ST MARTIN'S LANE WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
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 22 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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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Postcode
- WC2H 7AS
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 21 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Field & Lawn
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 10 days slower than Westminster's median of 40 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
This one50d
Council40d
UK55d
69%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,132decided 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 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15118123
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15118123
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Victory House 14 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NG
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.7m x 5.8m, 0.7m x 2.34m…
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Open Space At Leicester Square London WC2H 7LE
Display of hoarding with two externally illuminated hoarding panels and internally illumi…
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1 Leicester Place London WC2H 7BP
Removal and replacement of 3 existing antennas with 3 new antennas; 15 RRUs, 1 GPS nodule…
2025
6 - 8 Irving Street London WC2H 7AT
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 2nd November 2023 (RN:23/06264/TCH)…
2025
1 Irving Street London WC2H 7AT
Display of non illuminated hanging flag measuring 1m X 3.7m
2025
3 Cranbourn Street London WC2H 7AL
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.275m x 1.22m.
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Approved
Open Space At Leicester Square London WC2H 7LE
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29 - 30 Leicester Square London WC2H 7LA
Alterations to ground floor frontage on Charing Cross Road elevation.
2025
20 - 21 Leicester Square London WC2H 7JX
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs measuring 1m x 3m, 0.345m x 0.775m. [S…
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Wyndhams Theatre Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0DA
Display of digital sign, set within recess on wall under the theatre entrance canopy meas…
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Wyndhams Theatre Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0DA
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20 - 21 Leicester Square London WC2H 7JX
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The Hippodrome 10 - 14 Cranbourn Street London WC2H 7JH
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Increase in size of restaurant (Class E) including extract ducting.
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Cranbourn Street London
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2025
3 Cranbourn Street London WC2H 7AL
Display of externally illuminated A2 off sets VUE letters halo illuminated and B2 off set…
2022
Approved
10 Irving Street London WC2H 7AT
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 3m x 12.96m for the placing of 18 tables…
2021
Withdrawn
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Charing Cross Library 4 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HF
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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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