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2, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NQ

25/05972/LBCAll OtherApproved

Approved on 17 October 2025

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Proposal

Alterations to ground floor elevation to provide a new shopfront. Installation of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.96m x 0.7m, one externally illuminated projecting sign mounted to the existing stonework measuring 0.95m x 0.6m and a retractable awning.

Submitted
21 August 2025
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Oct

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for signage at 2, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NQ. Westminster has handled 1,741 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 270 applications across SJW_22. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.

92% of all other 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 6NQ
Application type
All Other

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: AdelphiPart of the site · +2 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: Charing Cross HotelOn this site · +15 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 5 Strand London WC2N 5AFRegister site at or near this address
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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

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