Strand

26/01808/ADVConsent to display an advertisementApproved

Advertisement consent

Approved on 20 May 2026

5 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Display of 40 non-illuminated cross street flags supported by catenary wires at eight locations along the length of the Strand for a temporary period from 7th June 2026 to 8th October 2026.

Submitted: 28 April 2026
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted28 Apr
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided20 May

Decided in 22 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Strand. Westminster has handled 571 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 276 applications across SJW_22.

82% of consent to display an advertisement applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Application type: Consent to display an advertisement

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Covent GardenPart of the site · +3 more
Listed building: Grade II: Lamp post at junction of Carting Lane and StrandOn or next to this site · +6 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Brownfield land register: Walter House, 418-422 Strand, London, WC2R 0PTRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

View all contractors

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report