9 Aldgate High Street London EC3N 1AH

26/00187/ADVTAdvertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 7 August 2026

Delegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation and display of: (i) one high-level internally illuminated sign measuring 8.5m x 700mm, (ii) three internally illuminated canopy signs measuring 200mm x 1000mm, 200mm x 1000mm & 200mm x 5000mm, (iii) two non illuminated tray signs on the southern elevation measuring 700mm x 700mm x 40mm at a height of 1.4m, (iv) one non illuminated tray sign on the northern elevation measuring 700mm x 700mm x 40mm at a height of 1.4m

Received: 5 February 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: City of London Corporation
Ward: Portsoken
Agent: Ascot Signs Ltd

ReceivedReceived5 Feb
ValidatedValidated5 Feb
Consult.Consultation10 Mar
TargetTarget Date2 Apr
DecidedDecided7 Aug

Decided in 183 days (council typically 77)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 9 Aldgate High Street London EC3N 1AH. City of London has handled 531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 183 days, 15 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Portsoken. We hold 461 applications in total for the EC3N 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: EC3N 1AH
Application type: Advertisement Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 10 March 2026
Consultation start: 17 February 2026
Consultation end: 10 March 2026
Last date for comments: 10 March 2026
Target decision date: 2 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Ascot Signs Ltd
Agent address: Attn. Mr Ivan Carless 2A Carrakeel Drive Londonderry Londonderry BT47 6UQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer: Ryan Pinkett
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14674819
Documents: 10

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: CreechurchNext to 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 (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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: City of London

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