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26/04287/ADV - Advert Application (ADV)
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Proposal
Display of two sculptures in Leicester Square Gardens measuring 2m x 1.5m x 1.5m for a temporary period between 28 July until 30 August. 2026. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Validated
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026
Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 7
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 6
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 14 Jul 2026
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 14 Jul 2026
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2ND INVALID LETTER
Background Papers · 9 Jul 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
Other · 1 Jul 2026
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1ST INVALID LETTER
Background Papers · 1 Jul 2026
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Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 12
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
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 344 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 344 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, 35 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.
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.
26 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Westminster Reference Library, Grade II, 43 m away · 5 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 17 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 26 with distances
- 43 mWestminster Reference LibraryGrade II
- 47 mWilliam Shakespeare Statue and Fountain With Busts of Hogarth, Hunter,newton and Reynolds in Garden of SquareGrade II
- 58 mClareville HouseGrade II
- 70 mPrince of Wales TheatreGrade II
- 76 mNational GalleryGrade I
- 103 mHarold Pinter TheatreGrade II
- 105 m8, Oxendon Street Sw1Grade II
- 110 mNational Portrait GalleryGrade I
- 111 m15 Suffolk StreetGrade II
- 114 mFormer Rialto Cinema and Cafe De ParisGrade II
- 116 m12-14, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 119 m1, Charing Cross Road Wc2Grade II
- 121 m6, Panton Street Sw1Grade II
- 122 mBurberry'sGrade II
- 126 m5, Panton Street Sw1Grade II
- 127 m7 and 9, Wardour Street W1Grade II
- 130 mSainsbury Wing at the National GalleryGrade I
- 134 m8, 9 and 11, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 136 m18, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade I
- 139 mChurch of Notre Dame de FranceGrade II*
- 143 mVentilation Lamp Standard Numbered 35 on Island North of Irving StreetGrade II
- 143 mTrocaderoGrade II
- 143 m3-13, Whitcomb Street Wc2Grade II
- 144 mThe Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal)Grade I
- 148 m6 1/2 and 7, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 149 m5 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 5 (Consecutive)Grade II
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 218 m away: Trafalgar Square; 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Postcode
- WC2H 7LE
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Premier
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 83% of signs and adverts here are.
This one42d
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 14 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15042891
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15042891
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
44 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Details of sculptures labelled 12 pursuant to condition 6 (part) of advertisement consent…
2025
Display of externally illuminated other sign measuring 2.6m X 2m, 3m X 3.5m, 1.1m X 2m, 2…
2024
Details of sculptures pursuant to Condition 8 of Advertisement Consent dated 24 October 2…
2024
Approved
Details of sculptures labelled T1 pursuant to condition 8 of advertisement consent dated…
2023
Approved
Details of change of statue T5 pursuant to Condition 8 (partial) of planning permission d…
2023
Approved
Display of three externally illuminated bronze statues measuring 1.1m x 2m (Advert 8, Won…
2022
Approved
Display of a three dimensional artwork 'Catch Me If You Can' on the Northern terrace flow…
2021
Approved
Details of sculptures labelled T4 (as numbered in Appendix 3 of document titled 'Scenes i…
2021
Approved
Details of advertisement sculpture T5 pursuant to Condition 8 (part) of advertisement con…
2021
Approved
Details of advertisement sculpture T5 pursuant to Condition 8 (part) of advertisement con…
2021
Approved
Details of sculpture labelled T3 (as numbered in Appendix 3 of document titled 'Scenes in…
2021
Approved
Detailed scaled drawings of a tenth statue to be added in location T4 pursuant to Conditi…
2020
Withdrawn
Detailed scaled drawings of a tenth statue to be added in location T1 pursuant to Conditi…
2020
Approved
Display of three externally illuminated bronze statues measuring 1.1m x 2m (Advert 8, Won…
2019
Approved
Display of two externally illuminated statues measuring 2.4m x 2.2m and 1.26m x 5.09m for…
2019
Approved
Display of one non-illuminated visitor information map measuring 1.7m x 1.42m to the nort…
2019
Approved
Display of four externally illuminated bronze statues measuring 1.8x1.8m, 3x3.5m, 2x2.4m…
2017
Approved
Display of drop lights and stars suspended from the trees in the centre of Leicester Squa…
2016
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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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