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Unit 1 Ground Floor 1 - 4 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NA

25/06614/ADVAdvert Application (ADV)Approved
Advertisement consent

Approved on 14 October 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.5m x 1m and extension of existing internally illuminated fascia sign for a temporary period.

Received
16 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Nov
  5. Decided14 Oct

Decided in 18 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Unit 1 Ground Floor 1 - 4 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NA. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Leicester Square conservation area, with 8 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 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 7NA
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2025
Target decision date
21 November 2025
Permission expires
18 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14332404
Comments
0
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Leicester 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

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.

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  1. 2025
    16 Sep

    Installation of vinyl graphics, metal works, and alterations to signage in relation to the temporary "Wicked…

    WithdrawnFull Planning Permission ApplicationRelated25/06613/FULL
  2. 2025
    16 Sep

    Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.5m x 1m and extension of existing internally…

    This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent25/06614/ADV

Source: Westminster

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