KFC 239 Camden High Street Camden London NW1 7BU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2120/P - Variation or Removal of Condition(s) REGISTERED
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

'S.73' amendment to planning permission allowed on appeal in August 2014 (APP/) for 'Change of use for the 1st floor to become part of the KFC trading area and extension to the rear for staff and storage areas and ancillary works to both floors in association with the existing trading KFC restaurant and takeaway on the ground floor'. Proposal is to amend condition 3 (hours of use) as follows: 'The use hereby permitted shall not take place outside the following hours: 0900 - 0400: Mondays to Sundays; and Bank Holidays' Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 8 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 8 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 10 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Kentucky Fried Chicken Premises licence · in force since 20 Sep 2012 Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 4 (Good)Rated as KFC · Inspected 29 Jan 2026

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Camden Town
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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Arlington House (Former Camden Town Rowton House), Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 7 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 ↗
Conservation area about 23 m away: Camden Town
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
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, 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
Variation or Removal of Condition(s)
Postcode
NW1 7BU
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Camden Town
Case officer
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Decision level
Development Control Committee
Agent
Walsingham Planning Limited
Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Aug 2026

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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