Planning application
Bear Street London WC2H 7AS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Display of 3 x internally illuminated star nets each measuring 10.3m x 0.75m hung from cross street catenary wires for temporary period.
As published by the council, reference 26/05645/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05645/ADV
- Category
- Advertising
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- WC2H 7AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Westminster
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
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 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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20 - 21 Leicester Square London WC2H 7JX
Display of two internally illuminated L-shaped banner signs measuring 4.35m x 2.8m x 0.4m and 4.1m x 2.8m x 0.4m, at first floor level of front elevation [SPLIT DECISION]
Refused Advertising 15 docs -
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20 - 21 Leicester Square London WC2H 7JX
Display of two internally illuminated signs at ground and first floors measuring 0.345m x 0.775m and 1m x 3m respectively. [SPLIT DECISION]
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35 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0AT
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39 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0AR
Display of five internally illuminated LED screens, each measuring 0.87m x 52m, at high level ground, first, second, third and fourth floors on Charing Cross Road and Cranbourn Street frontages.
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Other advertisement consent applications
In Westminster
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26/05953/ADV Awaiting decision
Public House 40 Porchester Road London W2 6ES
Retention of one non-illuminated printed advertisement measuring 2.74m x 2.06m on the ground floor glazing.
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26/05958/ADV Awaiting decision
Basement And Ground Floor 50 New Bond Street London W1S 1BJ
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.50m x 2.00; non illuminated hanging sign measuring 0.50m x 0.50m; and temporary vinyl on the glazing during construction.
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26/05912/ADV Awaiting decision
Noel Coward Theatre 85 - 89 St Martin's Lane London WC2N 4AU
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.41m x 5.74m. (Linked with 26/05916/LBC).
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26/05898/ADV Awaiting decision
66 - 68 Brewer Street London W1F 9TP
Display of internally illuminated wall mounted projection sign measuring 0.5m x 0.225m, including display of non-illuminated, printed logo onto canopy fabric.
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26/05873/ADV Awaiting decision
Site At Horse Shoe Yard, White Lion Yard And Lancashire Court London W1S 1EY
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.2m x 0.687m, 0.34m x 0.34m, one internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.5m x 0.5m and non illuminated window signs measuring 0.1m x 0.35m on the Brook Street elevation. Linked with 26/05865/LBC