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26/01919/ADV - Advert Application (ADV) Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.36m x 3.34m and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.5m x 0.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Mar 2026
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Validated
29 Apr 2026
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Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF ADVERT CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF LOCATION PLAN_P1 Location Plan · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT ELEVATION - EXISTING_P1 Drawing · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT ELEVATION - PROPOSED _P1 Drawing · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROJECTING SIGNAGE SCHEDULE Drawing · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIGNAGE Drawing · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION AA - PROPOSED_P1 Drawing · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION - PROPOSED_INCLUDED_IN_SECTION - EXISTING Background Papers · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

57 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 62, St Martin's Lane Wc2, Grade II, 3 m away · 5 Grade II*, 52 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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Council document ↗
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.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 289 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 289 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, 18 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.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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.
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 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

Floor area3,220 m² (34,660 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 97)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2020, 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
WC2N 4JS
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Weave Architects Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 14 days faster than Westminster's median of 37 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 84% of signs and adverts here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14724176
Planning Portal ref
PP-14724176
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Painting of shopfront at ground floor level including window frames and signage fascia ar…
24/04435/FULL
2024
Display of an internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 80cm x 80cm; an internally…
24/05006/ADV
2022 Approved
Details of noise report pursuant to Condition 5 (3) of planning permission dated 9th Nove…
22/07640/ADFULL
2022 Approved
Details of secure cycle storage pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 9th…
22/06136/ADFULL
2022 Withdrawn
Removal of condition 4 of planning permission dated 9th November 2021 (RN: 21/01940/FULL)…
22/04589/FULL
2022 Withdrawn
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 09 November 2021 (RN:21/01940/FULL)…
22/04629/FULL
2022
Details of Noise Managment Plan and Operational Management Plan pursuant to Conditions 10…
22/05072/ADFULL
2022 Approved
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 09 November 2021 (RN: 21/01940/FULL…
22/02118/FULL
2022 Approved
Display of one internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m and one inter…
22/01897/ADV
2021 Approved
Use of the basement and ground floor for purposes within Class E and associated alteratio…
21/01940/FULL
2019 Approved
Dual/alternative use of Room 216 (second floor) for office and/or doctors office for medi…
19/05435/FULL
2018 Approved
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.43m x 2.50m.
18/05285/ADV
Within ~100m

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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. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.