61 St Martin's-le-grand London EC1A 4ER
Approved on 20 April 2026
Delegated (officer decision)7 conditions
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Proposal
(i) Replacement and installation of 1 x externally illuminated fascia sign at 2.67m above ground level, 2 x sign written graphics at 2.68m above ground level; 1 x externally illuminated projection sign at 3.8m above ground level, 2 x internally illuminated menu boxes at 1.15m above ground level and 1 x plaque; (ii) Addition and installation of 1 x amenity sign at 0.9m above ground level
- Received
- 7 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Ward
- Aldersgate
- ReceivedReceived7 Jan
- ValidatedValidated7 Jan
- Consult.Consultation17 Feb
- TargetTarget Date4 Mar
- DecidedDecided20 Apr
Decided in 103 days (council typically 77)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 61 St Martin's-le-grand London EC1A 4ER. City of London has handled 531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 4 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Foster Lane conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Aldersgate. We hold 438 applications in total for the EC1A 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
- EC1A 4ER
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 3 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 17 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 17 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 March 2026
- Committee meeting
- 20 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 20 April 2031
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Ashleigh Signs
- Agent address
- Attn: Mrs Gillian Shepley Ashleigh House Beckbridge Road Normanton WF6 1TE
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Amineh Sichani
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14600093
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Foster Lane
- Scheduled monument: London Wall: section of Roman wall and Roman, medieval and post-medieval gateway at Alder…Part of the site
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, 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.
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