The Courtyard Building, 1 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0823/P - Approval of Details Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details of sustainable drainage required by condition 17 of planning permission dated 20/8/2025 for refurbishment and extension of the host building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 12 Mar 2026
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Approved
21 Apr 2026

Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 9

Site constraints 10

Bloomsbury 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Basements · Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: West End
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Eleven lamp posts in centre of road between Goodge Street and Warren Street, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1312 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden about 182 m away: Bedford Square; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
WC1E 7EB
Received
around 12 Mar 2026
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Newmark

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
The Courtyard 1-7 Alfred Place, 22 Store Street and 220-226 Tottenham Court Road London WC1E 7EB
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2024/4840/P
2024 Approved
53-54 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 2EJ
Conversion of existing commercial unit into 2x 2bed self-contained units and installation…
2024/1418/P
2024 Approved
31-32 and 33-34 Alfred Place London WC1E 7DP
Installation of two condensers within the existing ground floor lightwell, installation o…
2024/3935/P
2024 Approved
51-52 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 2EQ
Change of use from office (E(g)(i)) to 3 No. residential dwellings (C3) on the 1st, 2nd a…
2024/1971/P
2024 Approved
16-24 Whitfield Street London W1T 2RA
Installation of a 1-1 scale building image shroud wrap incorporating a 7.5m x 7.2m non-il…
2024/3639/A
2021 Approved
27-28 Windmill Street London W1T 2JJ
Replacement of the front facade, erection of a single storey extension and mansard at roo…
2021/4769/P
2024 Approved
225-226 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7QF
Installation of new fascia sign to front and side elevations
2024/0928/P
2023 Approved
55 Tottenham Court Road & 16-24 Whitfield Street London W1T 2EL & W1T 2RA
Change of use of existing British Transport Police station and offices (Sui Generis) to O…
2023/3808/P
2024 Approved
15-17 Goodge Street London W1T 2PQ
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
64 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 2ET
Display of 2 x externally illuminated projecting signs (1 x sign to be located at fascia…
2023/3499/A
2023 Approved
Monopoly Lifesized 213-215 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7PS
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2023/4156/PVL
2023 Approved
Caffe Nero 62 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 2ER
4 Tables, 16 Chairs and 2 Barriers Monday-Sunday 08:00-22:00 New Application
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2023 Approved
Busaba Eathai 22 Store Street London WC1E 7DF
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2023/3850/PVL
2023 Approved
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2023/3784/PVL
2017 Approved
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Creation of 2 additiional window openings to western elevation at 7th floor level.
2017/1869/P
2016 Approved
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2016/3708/P
2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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