8-10 Alfred Place, 216-217 Tottenham Court Road, 218-219 Tottenham Court Road London WC1E 7EB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1850/P - Full Planning Permission REGISTERED

Proposal

Refurbishment and extension of the existing building to provide reconfigured office accommodation (Class E),including alterations and extension at roof level to create an additional floor, enclosure of the existing internal lightwell beneath a glazed roof, provision of external amenity space, replacement of shopfronts at ground floor level, reconfiguration of retail and commercial units at ground and basement levels, rooftop plant, and other associated internal and external works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 12 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 11 Nov 2026, from Camden's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 3 Aug 2026.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Show all 14 with distances
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WC1E 7EB
Received
around 12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Newmark

Decision outlook

Day 170, past the statutory target. 42% of commercial and major works in Camden are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 170114 days past the 56-day target
31%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
32%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Aug 2026
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