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West Market Building London Central Markets London EC1A 9PS

26/00980/ADVTApproved

Approved on 27 October 2026

7 conditions

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Proposal

Installation and display of 10 internally illuminated signage relating to the London Museum, at the following locations: (a) Two signage at West Poultry Avenue (north and south entrances), measuring 1.735m in height, 4.575m in width, 0.07m in depth, at a height above ground of 7.18m (at north entrance), and 6.98m (at south entrance); (b) One signage at Hart's Corner secondary entrance measuring 0.537m in height, 1.525m in width, and 0.03m in depth, at a height above ground of 2.935m; (c) Two signage at roof level of Hart's Corner measuring, (i) 1.1m in height, 16.5m in width, and 0.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 14.75m, and (ii) Art Canvas measuring 0.8m in height, 16.6m in width, and 0.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 13.85m; (d) One Art Canvas on Charterhouse Street measuring 1.68m in height, 10.4m in width, and 0.05m in depth, at a height above ground of 6.85m; (e) One signage at Snow Hill secondary entrance measuring 0.537m in height, 1.525m in width and 0.03m in depth, and height above ground of 3.22m; (f) One Art Canvas at Snow Hill (roof level) measuring 1.6m in height, 14.4m in width, and 0.05m in depth, at a height above ground of 6.96m; and (g) Two signage on both facades of West Smithfield Canopy measuring 1.63m in height, 12.63m in width, and 1.1m in depth, at a height above ground of 8.75m.

Received
9 July 2026
Public comments
2 · last counted 28 October 2026
Ward
Farringdon Without
  1. Received9 Jul
  2. Validated9 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 110 days

About this application

This is a planning application for signage at West Market Building London Central Markets London EC1A 9PS. City of London has handled 6,632 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 5 weeks longer than City of London's typical decision time. The site is in the Smithfield conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Farringdon Without. We hold 438 applications in total for the EC1A postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
EC1A 9PS

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Anjali Maniar

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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flood storage areas, 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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