Former Maria Fidelis School 2-10 North Gower Street London NW1 2LY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2104/P - Approval of Details Approved

Proposal

Details of land contamination required by condition 15 of planning permisson ref. dated 15/10/2021 (as amended by dated 4/10/2023) (for: Redevelopment of the site to include change of use of former school building to office use with associated external alterations and multi-use community facilities; erection of a two storey Construction Skills Centre and provision of public open space together with alterations to existing access arrangements, all as meanwhile uses for a period of 10 years.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 9

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The North Gower Hotel (Numbers 190-198) and Numbers 200-204 and Attached Railings, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 11 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the wider setting of 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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 ↗
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project about 993 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
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
NW1 2LY
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Regents Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted 07-07-2026
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
MaceDragados
Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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