Planning application
1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details of secured by design scheme award pursuant to condition 15 of planning permission dated 5th August 2024 (RN: 24/00854/FULL).
As published by the council, reference 25/09352/ADFULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/09352/ADFULL
- Type
- Approval of Details (Full PP)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2H 7DZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02101/ADV Awaiting decision
1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
Display of interchangeable externally illuminated advertisement panels on hoarding, six measuring 2.35m x 3.00m and three measuring 2.35m x 1.08m.
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26/01237/ADV Awaiting decision
1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
Display of internally illuminated digital screen measuring 3.5m X 14m
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26/00329/FULL Awaiting decision
1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
Installation of louvres to ground floor frontages. (Sites include 1-4 Bear Street And 47-48 Cranbourn Street)
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26/00121/ADV Granted
1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
Display of externally illuminated advertisement panel measuring 2.85m high and 3.35m wide, 2.50m high and 2.60m wide and 2.60m high and 2.60m wide.
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26/00035/ADV Granted
1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
Display of an externally illuminated advertisement panel measuring 3.5m x 14m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Westminster
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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20 Jul 2026
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SM Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Westminster granted permission on 20 January 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.
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1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
88% historically approved · decision due ~17 Mar
Installation of louvres to ground floor frontages. (Sites include 1-4 Bear Street And 47-48 Cranbourn Street)
Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs -
1 Bear Street London WC2H 7DZ
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Display of interchangeable externally illuminated advertisement panels on hoarding, six measuring 2.35m x 3.00m and three measuring 2.35m x 1.08m.
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Display of internally illuminated digital screen measuring 3.5m X 14m
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