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London School Of Economics & Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE

24/08699/ADVAdvert Application (ADV)Awaiting decision
Advertisement consent
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Display of one non-illuminated fascia sign fixed to cladding of the LSE Centre Building measuring 0.31m x 1.33m.

Received
13 December 2024
Decision due
7 February 2025
Ward
St James's
Agent
Rock Townsend Architects
  1. Received13 Dec
  2. Validated13 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Feb
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an advertising consent application at London School Of Economics & Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 3 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 131 applications in total for the WC2A 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
WC2A 2AE
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rock Townsend Architects
Agent address
Old School, Exton Street London SE1 8UE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13631711
Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Strand
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Westminster

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