Planning application
11 - 12 Russell Street London WC2B 5HZ
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 17.3m x 3.8m for the placing of 30 tables and 60 chairs and 15 rope barriers in connection with the existing restaurant.
As published by the council, reference 26/03558/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03558/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Postcode
- WC2B 5HZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03836/TCH Awaiting decision
11 - 12 Russell Street London WC2B 5HZ
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 16.9m x 3.8m for the placing of 22 tables and 44 chairs, 4 cantilevered parasols, and 23 planters with glazed screens.
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25/07379/TCH Withdrawn
11 - 12 Russell Street London WC2B 5HZ
Use of a three areas of the public highway each measuring 5.98m x 1.16m for the placing of three tables and six chairs; an area measuring 2.9 x 1.3m for the placing of one table, two chairs and one waiter station; and an area measuring 18.8m x 4.2m for decking and the placing of 19 tables, 26 chairs, eight benches, one menu board, 23 planters with screens and four umbrellas with heaters in connection with the restaurant.
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25/07249/ADV Granted
11 - 12 Russell Street London WC2B 5HZ
Display of two externally illuminated projecting signs each measuring 0.6m x 0.6m on the Russell Street and Covent Garden elevations and three illuminated menu boxes (on Russell Street elevation and two on Covent Garden elevations).
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25/07248/FULL Granted
11 - 12 Russell Street London WC2B 5HZ
Alterations to shopfront entrance doors, replacement of two lantern lights to Russell Street elevation, replacement of external wall lights with new spotlights and replacement tile floor finish to entrance steps.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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