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442 Strand London WC2R 0QU

25/05802/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 23 October 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Repainting of the existing metal framing of shopfront to Grey Brown; New entrance doors to match existing painted to Grey Brown; the existing line of the shopfront remains unchanged; Existing vent grilles to redecorated to Grey Brown; Existing step and entrance threshold to be cladded with Carrara marble with inclusion of brass tactile anti slip studs along the front step; Existing high level linear sign light removed; New security camera; and installation of new signage.

Received
15 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
St James's
Agent
Gordon Young Architects
  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at 442 Strand London WC2R 0QU. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 186 applications in total for the WC2R 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
WC2R 0QU
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2025
Consultation expiry
22 October 2025
Target decision date
3 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gordon Young Architects
Architect profile
GORDON YOUNG ARCHITECTS LTD.
Agent address
Clock House Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1ER United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
22 October 2025
Site notice start
19 September 2025
Site notice end
10 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14250531
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    15 Aug

    Alterations to shopfront including repainting of the existing metal framing of the shopfront and vent…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission ApplicationFiled alongside25/05801/FULL
  2. 2025
    15 Aug

    Repainting of the existing metal framing of shopfront to Grey Brown; New entrance doors to match existing…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/05802/LBC

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