National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE
Approved on 12 June 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of five non-illuminated railing mounted marketing boards measuring 140cm x 69cm, one non-illuminated wall mounted marketing board measuring 236.5cm x 79cm and six non-illuminated banner signs one measuring 180cm x 750cm, two measuring 62cm x 364cm, one measuring 125cm x 535cm and two measuring 145cm x 596cm
- Received
- 17 April 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived17 Apr
- ValidatedValidated17 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Jun
- DecidedDecided12 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications 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.
93% of heritage 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 0HE
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 11 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Lichfields
- Agent address
- The Minster Building 21 Mincing Lane London EC3R7AG United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 May 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 June 2025
Site constraints
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 (21)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20264 Nov
Modification of selected window joinery at Second Floor North galleries and First Floor Weston Wing galleries…
PendingListed building consent26/07522/LBC - 202615 May
Erection of temporary scaffold within loading bay to deliver the proposals permitted under 25/09292/FULL
ApprovedCert of Law - Prposed works to LB26/03245/CLLB - 20265 Jan
Details of photographic sample/s of new stonework for: (a) the new sections of plinth, and (b) indent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/09262/ADFULL - 202523 Dec
Installation of air source heat pumps and associated roof level alterations and internal pipework.
ApprovedListed building consent25/09293/LBC - 202523 Dec
Installation of air source heat pumps and associated roof level alterations.
ApprovedApplication25/09292/FULL - 202522 Dec
Details of photographic sample/s of new stonework for: (a) the new sections of plinth, and (b) indent…
ApprovedListed building consent25/09218/ADLBC - 202523 Jun
Alterations to existing railings to Weston Wing entrance and associated works.
ApprovedListed building consent25/04256/LBC - 202523 Jun
Alterations to existing railings to Weston Wing entrance and associated works.
ApprovedListed building consent25/04255/FULL - 202522 Apr
Display of five non-illuminated railing mounted marketing boards measuring 140cm x 69cm, one non-illuminated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/02746/ADV - 202310 Jun
Details of new front doors pursuant to Condition 17(a) of planning permission dated 09 May 2019 (RN…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/03911/ADFULL - 202310 Jun
Details of new front doors pursuant to Condition 8(a) of listed building consent dated 09 May 2019 (RN…
ApprovedListed building consent23/03888/ADLBC
Source: Westminster
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