19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Approved on 11 June 2026
Proposal
Display of one internally illuminated 1.01m x 5.55m and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m.
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Kotak Design
- ReceivedReceived21 May
- ValidatedValidated21 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Jul
- DecidedDecided11 Jun
Decided in 21 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Leicester Square conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications 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 7AU
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Kotak Design
- Agent address
- 12 Hallowell Road Northwood HA6 1DW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14955581
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
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.
Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Oct
Use of the first, second and third floors of 20 Irving Street from office (Class E(g)(i)) to hotel (Class C1)…
PendingAll Other26/07080/FULL - 20268 Oct
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.12 m by 2.50m.
RefusedAdvertisement consent26/06887/ADV - 202615 Sep
Display of one non-illuminated projected sign measuring 0.7m x 0.7m and one non-illuminated door applied…
Not requiredAdvertisement consent26/06321/ADV - 202617 Aug
Display of non-illuminated projected sign measuring 0.70m x 0.70m, and halo illuminated door sign measuring…
RefusedAdvertisement consent26/05329/ADV - 20261 May
Display of an externally illuminated and halo lit fascia panel with a pin mounted halo illuminated fascia…
RefusedAdvertisement consent26/02894/ADV - 20261 Apr
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.7m x 0.2m and externally illuminated projecting sign…
RefusedAdvertisement consent26/01928/ADV - 20261 Apr
Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.73m x 5.5m; and halo illuminated letters…
RefusedAdvertisement consent26/01925/ADV - 202616 Mar
Replacement of existing glazed timber shopfront with aluminium glazed shopfront, retaining existing fixed and…
ApprovedApplication26/00939/FULL - 20268 Mar
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 5.5m x 0.73m and one internally illuminated…
RefusedAdvertisement consent26/01365/ADV - 202616 Jan
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 5.5m x 0.73m, one internally illuminated…
RefusedAdvertisement consent25/08926/ADV
Source: Westminster
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