Planning application
59 St Giles High Street London WC2H 8LH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Display of 1 x externally illuminated projecting sign on existing cast iron pole and 1 x externally illuminated painted lettering on fascia board.
As published by the council, reference 2025/5518/A
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5518/A
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC2H 8LH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 7 applications since 2015: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0223/L Granted
59 St Giles High Street London WC2H 8LH
Installation of 1 x externally illuminated projecting sign on existing cast iron pole and 1 x externally illuminated painted lettering on fascia board.
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2020/4175/L Granted
59 St Giles High Street London WC2H 8LH
Discharge of condition 3 of listed building consent application 2012/6872/L relating to brickwork.
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2019/0956/L Granted
59 St Giles High Street London WC2H 8LH
Approval of condition 2 of listed building consent application 2012/6827/L.
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2018/0057/L Granted
59 St Giles High Street LONDON WC2H 8LH
Stripping out of later additions and works or repair and restoration to 59 St Giles High Street
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2016/4218/L Granted
59 St Giles High Street London WC2H 8LH
Excavation of a trench in the basement for the installation of UKPN cables.
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2012/6872/L Granted
59 St Giles High Street London WC2H 8LH
Alterations to include the relining of the roof with reclaimed tiles and works of refurbishment and repair to existing brickwork, windows and shopfront in connection with the redevelopment of St Giles Circus site.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by Camden
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21 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 26 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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