Natwest Bank, 250 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AA
Approved on 4 September 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
8 x signs including (2 x illuminated and 6 x non illuminated signs).
- Received
- 23 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- ReceivedReceived23 Jul
- ValidatedValidated23 Jul
- Consult.Consultation25 Aug
- TargetTarget Date17 Sep
- DecidedDecided4 Sep
Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Natwest Bank, 250 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AA. Tower Hamlets has handled 263 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Spitalfields and Banglatown. We hold 788 applications in total for the EC2M postcode area.
85% of advertising applications at London Borough of Tower Hamlets were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EC2M 4AA
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 25 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 25 August 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Agent address
- St Pauls House, 23 Park Square South, Leeds, LS12ND
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Caitlin McArthur
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 August 2026
- Site notice start
- 4 August 2026
- Site notice end
- 25 August 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Spitalfields
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202520 Oct
Temporary wrap signage x 2 on part south and west elevations.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentPA/25/01858/NC - 202526 Aug
Proposal for x2 illuminated digital signs and x19 poster signs and non illuminated vinyl signage.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentPA/25/01449/NC - 20258 Aug
Minor changes to doors and windows on ground floor of 250 Bishopsgate (former Cycle Surgery site).
ApprovedFull planning permissionPA/25/01370/NC - 202528 Jan
Display of 12x Frosted vinyl privacy film with overlaid opaque coloured vinyl graphic signs (4x facing…
RefusedAdvertisement consentPA/25/00151/NC
Source: Tower Hamlets
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