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2026/0940/P - Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Commencement of works in accordance with condition 1 (within three years from date of permission) of planning permission () granted 14.06.2023 for the demolition of the existing house and replacement with a two-storey dwellinghouse plus an attic floor, basement, landscaping, parking and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
26 Mar 2026

Approved on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 8

Elsworthy conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Basements. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Camden AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 110 m away: Primrose Hill; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 6 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area520 m² (5,597 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 15 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Postcode
NW8 6BU
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Primrose Hill
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted 26-03-2026
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
hgh Consulting

How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 136 days faster than Camden's median of 146 for demolitions. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

26%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
26%go to committee

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Mimosa - Reduce to boundary with 1 Radlett Place
2017/5668/T
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2024/4938/T
2023 Approved
53 Avenue Road London NW8 6HR
Demolition of existing rear extension and front extensions and erection of two storey ext…
23/00142/FULL
2022 Approved
32 -34 Avenue Road London NW8 6BU
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2022/2014/P
2023 Approved
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FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (G1) - Reduce crown by up to 1m to previous reduction points to…
2023/1097/T
2023 Approved
The Pavilions 24 - 26 Avenue Road London NW8 6BU
FRONT GARDEN: 3 x Limes & 1 x London Plane (G2) - Reduce overall crown size/spread of eac…
2023/1060/T
2023 Approved
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2023/1098/T
2022
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Partial demolition behind retained façade, and development to provide a larger single fam…
22/08707/FULL
2022 Approved
22 Avenue Road London NW8 6BU
Replacement of timber windows with aluminium windows to all elevations, replacement exter…
2022/1936/P
2022 Approved
39 Avenue Road London NW8 6BS
1 x ash (rear): Crown reduce by about 5m to previous, most recent reduction points
22/05518/TCA
2021 Approved
22 Avenue Road London NW8 6BU
Installation of an automated vehicle gate, pedestrian gate and railings to the front boun…
2021/5659/P
2021 Approved
53 Avenue Road London NW8 6HR
1 x hornbeam (TN1): Prune to boundary.
21/07055/TCA
2021
28 Avenue Road London NW8 6BU
Erection of a two-storey plus basement and mansard dwelling with outbuildings, vehicular…
2021/1358/P
2019 Approved
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Installation of pedestrian gates within the existing wall along Avenue Road, raise the bo…
19/08509/FULL
2019 Approved
2 Rudgwick Terrace Avenue Road London NW8 6BR
Erection of a ground floor single storey rear extension.
2019/6072/P
2020 Approved
39 Avenue Road London NW8 6BS
1 x Ash (rear): Crown reduce by about 5m to previous, most recent reduction points.
20/00438/TCA
2018 Withdrawn
39 Avenue Road London NW8 6BS
T1: Ash Reduce by 2.5 meters all over clearing the building roof of the neighbouring prop…
18/10266/TCA
2019 Approved
45 Avenue Road London NW8 6BS
1 x weeping willow (T1) (rear garden): Reduce crown of tree overall back to most recent p…
19/07611/TCA
2019 Approved
39 Avenue Road London NW8 6BS
External alterations including the replacement of the front boundary railings and gate, t…
19/06685/FULL
2019 Approved
The Pavilions 24-26 Avenue Road London NW8 6BU
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Cypress (T1) - Fell to ground level.
2019/4147/T
2016 Approved
43 Avenue Road London NW8 6BS
1 x cypress tree (rear, cypress tree furthest from house as shown on submitted plan): rem…
16/08725/TCA
2016 Approved
47 Avenue Road London NW8 6BS
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2016 Approved
55 Avenue Road London NW8 6HR
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2016/4286/P
2016 Approved
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2016 Refused
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Camden is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #242 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Camden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #149 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #215 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #242 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #158 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
467 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
46 decided
1,973
Total decisions
234 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.