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7 - 9 Copthall Avenue London EC2R 7NJ

23/00919/ADVTAdvertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 26 October 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of replacement fascia signage comprising of: (i) non-illuminated text panel signage above the main entrance on the front elevation measuring a height of 0.305m x a width of 2.875m x a depth of 0.02m at 3m above ground level; (ii) internally illuminated steel fascia panel perpendicular to the main entrance measuring a height of 1.982m x a width of 0.503m x a depth of 0.05m at ground level; (iii) two x frosted vinyl stickers to the main entrance doors measuring a height of 0.314m x a width of 0.320m x a depth of 0m at 1.25 m above ground level.

Received
22 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Coleman Street
  1. Received22 Aug
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.22 Sep
  4. Target30 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 52 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 7 - 9 Copthall Avenue London EC2R 7NJ. City of London has handled 531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 12 days quicker than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Bank conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Coleman Street. We hold 239 applications in total for the EC2R postcode area.

93% of advertising applications at City of London Corporation were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 11 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EC2R 7NJ
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2023
Consultation expiry
22 September 2023
Consultation start
8 September 2023
Consultation end
22 September 2023
Last date for comments
22 September 2023
Target decision date
30 October 2023
Committee meeting
26 October 2023
Permission expires
26 October 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Astley
Agent address
Attn:Oliver Forrester Redforrest House Queens Court North Gateshead NE11 0BP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12389876
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bank
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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