Planning application
14-16 Betterton Street London WC2H 9BU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Display of an externally illuminated hanging sign.
As published by the council, reference 2025/5646/A
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5646/A
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC2H 9BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Camden
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Mar 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 March 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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