Fortune Theatre Russell Street London WC2B 5HH

25/07957/ADVAdvert Application (ADV)Approved

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Approved on 13 February 2026

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Proposal

Display of non-illuminated five red hanging stars on the exterior under canopy measuring 0.45m x 3.34 for temporary period from 10 November 2025 until 05 January 2026. (Linked with 25/07956/LBC)

Received: 3 November 2025
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived3 Nov
ValidatedValidated5 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date31 Dec
DecidedDecided13 Feb

Decided in 100 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Fortune Theatre Russell Street London WC2B 5HH. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 8 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B 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: WC2B 5HH
Application type: Advert Application (ADV)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 November 2025
Target decision date: 31 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: ATG Entertainment
Agent address: Russell Street London WC2B 5HH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14458971
Comments: 0
Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: The Fortune TheatreOn this site · +2 more
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, conservation 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.

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.

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.

Associated applications

2025
5 Nov
Installation of non-illuminated hanging five red stars sign on the exterior under our canopy measuring 0.45m…
ApprovedListed building consentPart of25/07956/LBC
2025
3 Nov
Display of non-illuminated five red hanging stars on the exterior under canopy measuring 0.45m x 3.34 for…
This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent25/07957/ADV

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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