Unit 1 65-72 Strand London WC2N 5LR
Refused on 8 September 2023
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs, measuring 0.55 m x 2.5 m, 0.55m x 2.5m and 0.55m x 2.2m to The Strand and Adam Street elevations and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.5m x 0.6m to The Strand.
- Received
- 17 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated31 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Sep
Decided in 8 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Unit 1 65-72 Strand London WC2N 5LR. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.
87% of advertising applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- WC2N 5LR
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 August 2023
- Target decision date
- 26 October 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Cobalt
- Agent address
- 7 The Old Woodyard Silverstone Towcester NN12 8DH United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: AdelphiPart of the site · +1 more
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Brownfield land register: Walter House, 418-422 Strand, London, WC2R 0PTRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.
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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