Bus Shelter On Pavement Outside Leicester Square Station Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0BS

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/00265/ADV Granted

  Bus Shelter On Pavement Outside Leicester Square Station Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0BS

  Display of double-sided internally illuminated bus-stop digital advertisement screen measuring 2100 mm x 1338 mm x 245 mm.

  Decided 23 Mar 2026 Advertising

1. 14 May 2026

   Received by Westminster

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Westminster took a median of 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Bus Shelter On Pavement Outside Leicester Square Station Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0BS

  26/00265/ADV Submitted 16 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Display of double-sided internally illuminated bus-stop digital advertisement screen measuring 2100 mm x 1338 mm x 245 mm.

  Granted Advertising 13 docs

• Payphone Site Outside 20 Cranbourn Street London WC2H 7RQ

  12/01080/ADV Submitted 6 Feb 2012 50 yards away

  Single sided vinyl advert measuring 704mm x 1800mm attached to one glazed face of each of two conjoined payphones located outside 20 Cranbourn Street.

  Refused Advertising Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 20 Cranbourn Street London WC2H 7AA

  23/04218/TCH Submitted 22 Jun 2023 50 yards away

  Use of an area of the public highway measuring 8.4 m x 0.7 m for the placement of 5 tables and 10 chairs in connection with the restaurant between the hours of 10:00 and 23:00.

  Granted 15 docs

• 21 Cranbourn Street London WC2H 7AA

  20/05869/TCH Submitted 18 Sep 2020 50 yards away

  Use of an area of public highway measuring 1m x 1.3m for the placing of one barrier, one table and two chairs in connection with the ground floor use.

  Granted 23 docs

• 47 - 49 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0AN

  25/08539/ADV Submitted 21 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Display of two externally illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.4m x 6.3m and two externally illuminated projecting signs each measuring 0.985m x 0.485m

  Granted Advertising 5 docs

• 22 Cranbourn Street London WC2H 7AA

  26/02360/TCH Submitted 10 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~11 Jun

  Use of the public highway measuring 6.75m x 1.5m for placing of 4 x tables, 12 x chairs, 5 x barriers in connection with the existing ground floor use.

  Awaiting decision 13 docs

• 26/07474/ADV Awaiting decision

  456 - 459 Strand London WC2R 0RG

  Display of non illuminated fascia sign measuring 4.3m X 0.9m, 5.1m X 0.9m, externally illuminated fascia sign 4.5m X 0.9m, externally illuminated projecting sign 0.8m X 0.65m, non illuminated 3mm vinyl measuring 2m X 2.6m, 0.8m X 1.7m and internally illuminated New digital/connected Screen 0.8m X 1.6m

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Advertising
• 26/07436/ADV Awaiting decision

  Unit 1 123 Bayswater Road London W2 3JH

  Display of 2 x externally illuminated fascias signs each measuring 0.335m x 1.00m.

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Advertising
• 26/07441/ADV Awaiting decision

  2 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HH

  Display of externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 10.34m X 2.9m and externally illuminated festoon lights cable measuring 0.04m X 7.5m

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Advertising
• 26/07429/ADV Awaiting decision

  24 - 25 Mount Street London W1K 2RR

  Display of Christmas decorations to the front facade at ground floor level for a temporary period from 18 December 2026 to 9 January 2027.

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Advertising
• 26/07439/ADV Awaiting decision

  5 - 6 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NA

  Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 3.25m X 1.132m and 14.5m X 1.132m

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Advertising