Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT

26/00157/ADVTAdvertisement ConsentAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Display of White projected logo/name onto white painted underside of existing external staircase adjacent to Silk Street. Internally illuminated digital screen sign of size 4.9m wide by 0.6m high by 0.2m deep located over the main entrance, which is set back c. 39 metres from the back of pavement on Silk Street.

Received: 2 February 2026
Decision due: 21 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1 · last counted 10 October 2026
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Cripplegate
Agent: Made Architects Limited

ReceivedReceived2 Feb
ValidatedValidated26 Mar
Consult.Consultation24 Mar
TargetTarget Date21 May
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Guildhall School of Music And Drama Silk Street London EC2Y 8DT. City of London has handled 531 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Cripplegate. We hold 387 applications in total for the EC2Y postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: EC2Y 8DT
Application type: Advertisement Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 24 March 2026
Consultation start: 10 March 2026
Consultation end: 24 March 2026
Last date for comments: 24 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Made Architects Limited
Architect profile: MADE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: Attn. Nigel Marcoolyn The Stables 1B Howard Road Reigate RH2 7JE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14666957
Documents: 23

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Barbican and Golden LanePart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Ceramic mural of nine panels on Cromwell Highwalk, BarbicanOn this site
Registered park and garden: The BarbicanPart 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, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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