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2026/2399/P - Variation or Removal of Condition(s) REGISTERED
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Variation of conditions to planning permission ref. (for change of use of first floor commercial floorspace to residential use and erection of a two storey (plus basement) extension fronting Britannia Street comprising commercial floorspace at basement and ground floors and 5 residential units at first floor; public realm works on 05/12/2024) to amend the configuration of the ground floor including the location of the cycle storage from inside to outside the building, residential staircase doors and entrance lobby, creation of a single commercial unit at ground floor level, increasing the amount of commercial floorspace, removing the level change at the entrance, introducing entrances from Britannia Street into the commercial unit, reconfiguration of the basement to create separate commercial spaces without the level changes, internal alterations to flats 1, 2, 4 and 5 at first floor level, relocation of the first floor riser, movement of a stairwell door to minimise levels differences, the introduction of an AOV to address fire requirements, the introduction of a first floor lift door and external changes to switch balcony sliding doors for swing doors. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
around 22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Kings Cross St Pancras 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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.
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 75, Wicklow Street, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 10 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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Also on the record
Inside the Camden built-up area; Town centre about 86 m away: Kings Cross.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 September 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 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
WC1X 8BG
Received
around 22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Kings Cross
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Q Square Group Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022
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2022 Withdrawn
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External alterations to Gray's Inn Road and Swinton Street elevations.
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2021 Refused
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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