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8 - 10 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HG

25/00455/ADVAdvert Application (ADV)Approved
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Approved on 12 February 2025

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Proposal

Display of externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 900mm x 1200mm, display of non-illuminated fascia lettering measuring 2500mm x 210mm, installation of cast plaque, amenity sign and menu case at front elevation including window decals.

Received
23 January 2025
Ward
St James's
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 20 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 8 - 10 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HG. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 10 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 478 applications in total for the WC2H 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
WC2H 0HG
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2025
Target decision date
20 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ashleigh Signs
Agent address
Ashleigh House Beckbridge Road Normanton WF6 1TE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13719261
Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • 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

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© 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.

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