Pret A Manger 73 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5BG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3270/PVL - Pavement Licence Approved
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

10 tables 20 chairs Monday to Saturday 08:00 - 20:00 Sunday 08:00 - 18:00 Renewal Application Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved

Approved · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 14

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 27 m away: Russell Square
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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.
19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Russell Hotel and Attached Railings With Piers and Lamps, Grade II*, about 28 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 17 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 1234 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 27 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 27 m away.
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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
Pavement Licence
Postcode
WC1B 5BG
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Daniel O'Shea

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 2026

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

2019 Approved
10 Tables, 20 Chairs and 2 Planters on Guilford Street Monday - Saturday 08:00 to 20:00…
2019/6428/TC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB
Erection of a decorative scaffold shroud wrap printed onto PVC comprising a 1:1 image of…
2024/3260/A
2024 Approved
Russell Square Underground Station Bernard Street London Camden WC1N 1LJ
Installation of new One Person Operations (OPO) cameras, brackets etc for a new Platform…
2024/2958/L
2024 Approved
Friend At Hand 4 Herbrand Street London WC1N 1HX
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 1 Barrier (6 Barrels) Monday to Sunday 08:00-21:00
2024/2333/PVL
2024 Approved
President Hotel 56-60 Guilford Street London WC1B 4HP
Display of 1x non-illuminated fascia sign with lettering; 2x internally illuminated fasci…
2024/1598/A
2023 Approved
Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB
Removal of the timber structure and pergola at first floor covering plant at roof level…
2023/4092/P
2023 Approved
Imperial Hotel 61 - 66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BA
Erection of two storey building to include plant room and back of house hotel functions…
2023/5263/P
2023 Approved
Franco Manca 4 Bernard Street London WC1N 1LJ
6 Tables and 12 Chairs Monday-Saturday 10:00-23:00 Sunday 10:00-22:00 New application
2023/4125/PVL
2023 Approved
Tortilla 4-5 Bernard Street London WC1N 1LJ
2 Tables, 2 Chairs and 1 Bench seating 2 (total 4 seating) Monday-Sunday 08:00-21:00 New…
2023/3964/PVL
2023 Approved
Pret A Manger 73-74 Russell Square London WC1B 5BG
10 Tables, 20 Chairs and 2 Planters Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00 Sunday 08:00-18:00 New Ap…
2023/3616/PVL
2023 Approved
Friend At Hand 4 Herbrand Street London WC1N 1HX
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 1 Barrier Monday to Sunday 08:00-21:00 Renewal Application
2023/2356/TC
2023 Approved
IMPERIAL HOTEL 61-66 RUSSELL SQUARE LONDON WC1B 5BB
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2023/1052/A
2022 Approved
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2022/3297/L
2022 Approved
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2022/3039/P
2022 Approved
Plan Burrito London 156 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AR
3 Tables and 12 Chairs Monday to Saturday 11:30 - 23:00 Sunday 11:30 - 22:00 New Applicat…
2023/0008/PVL
2023 Approved
Tortilla 4-5 Bernard Street London WC1N 1LJ
2 Tables, 2 Chairs and 1 Bench seating 2 (total 4 seating) Monday-Sunday 08:00-21:00 Rene…
2023/0462/PVL
2022 Approved
Wasabi Co. Ltd 3 Bernard Street Bloomsbury London WC1N 1LJ
5 Tables, 10 Chairs and 2 Barriers Monday-Sunday 11:00-22:00 New Application
2022/4495/PVL
2022 Approved
Franco Manca 4 Bernard Street London WC1N 1LJ
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2022/4064/PVL
2022 Approved
Pret A Manger 73-74 Russell Square London WC1B 5BG
10 Tables, 20 Chairs and 2 Planters Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00 Sunday 09:00-18:00 New Ap…
2022/3429/PVL
2022 Approved
Friend At Hand 4 Herbrand Street London WC1N 1HX
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 1 Barrier Monday to Sunday 08:00-21:00 Renewal Application
2022/2044/TC
2021 Refused
President Hotel Russell Square London WC1N 1DB
Installation of four flags above the main hotel entrance canopy.
2021/5980/A
2016 Withdrawn
Telephone kiosk on Guilford Street Outside President Hotel Russell Square London WC1N 1DB
Internally illuminated digital panel as integral part of telephone kiosk
2016/4094/A
2016 Approved
71 and 72 Russell Square President Hotel London WC1B 5BA
Change of use from ancillary retail units (use class C1) to independent shops (use class…
2016/2604/P
2016 Approved
Friend At Hand 4 Herbrand Street London WC1N 1HX
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 1 Barrier Monday to Sunday 08:00-21:00 Renewal Application
2016/2560/TC
2016 Approved
Hotel Russell 1-8 Russell Square London WC1B 5BE
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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