Rugby Chambers 2 Rugby Street London Camden WC1N 3QU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4153/P - Full Planning Permission REGISTERED
Extensions & alterationsUtility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of two automatic opening vent (AOV) rooflights on the Rugby Street roof slope; installation of a recessed dry riser inlet adjacent to the principal entrance and a mechanical smoke extract grille within the rear courtyard; reinstatement of a sash window; installation of a new timber door providing access to the rear courtyard; and removal of the existing flue on the rear elevation and company plaques adjacent to the entrance door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent extensions. Comments are open until 24 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 8

36 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rugby Public House, Grade II, about 26 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II*, 31 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 190 m away: Gray's Inn; Inside the Camden built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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 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
WC1N 3QU
Received
around 30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
Show
Agent
City Planning

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides extensions by day 59.

Day 554 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
48%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Rugby Chambers 2 Rugby Street London WC1N 3QU
Proposed change of use from offices (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to provide no. 11…
2024/2810/P
2024 Approved
Flat B 51 Lamb's Conduit Street London WC1N 3NB
Replacement of existing kitchen units and appliances, and bathroom sanitaryware in existi…
2024/5723/L
2024 Approved
Flat B 51 Lamb's Conduit Street London WC1N 3NB
Installation of extract fan to the rear elevation.
2024/5445/P
2024 Approved
9 Northington Street London WC1N 2ES
Change of use from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to form 4x, 2-bedroom units…
2024/1056/P
2024
22 Great James Street London WC1N 3ES
Change of use from offices (Class E) to dwelling house (Class C3), demolition of the exis…
2024/4688/P
2024
22 Great James Street London WC1N 3ES
Demolition of the existing two storey rear extension and erection of a replacement extens…
2024/5208/L
2024 Approved
30 Great James Street London WC1N 3EY
Details to discharge Condition 5a (new flooring) of listed building consent 2022/2167/L d…
2024/3685/L
2024 Approved
9 Northington Street London WC1N 2ES
Listed building consent is being sought to block/remove the existing connection between t…
2024/1478/L
2024 Approved
30 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3EY
Installation of 2 security cameras to rear elevation.
2024/1433/P
2024 Approved
30 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3EY
Installation of 2 security cameras to rear elevation, replacement fireplaces and internal…
2024/2167/L
2024 Approved
13-15 John's Mews London WC1N 2PA
Erection of mansard roof extensions with front and rear dormers, rooflights, green roofs…
2024/1876/P
2024 Refused
51 Flat B Lamb's Conduit Street London Camden WC1N 3NB
Internal works and installation of two heat recovery fans.
2024/0889/P
2024 Refused
51 Flat B Lamb's Conduit Street London Camden WC1N 3NB
Internal works and installation of two heat recovery fans.
2024/1940/L
2024 Approved
9 Northington Street London WC1N 2JF
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ash (T1) - Fell to ground level and treat stump to prevent growth.
2024/0210/T
2024 Approved
Noble Rot 51 Lamb's Conduit Street London WC1N 3NB
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 2 Barriers Monday - Saturday 12:00 to 22:00 New application
2024/0824/PVL
2021 Approved
29 Great James Street London WC1N 3EY
Internal and external works in association with the change of use of building from office…
2021/6297/L
2023 Approved
8 - 9 Long Yard London WC1N 3LU
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ailanthus (T1) - Prune to previous points, approximate crown reduction o…
2023/4370/T
2023 Approved
17-21 Offices And Premises At Ground Floor Emerald Street London Camden WC1N 3QN
Alterations and replacement of ground floor office entrance doors
2023/1538/P
2021 Approved
29 Great James Street London WC1N 3EY
Change of use of building from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to form a self…
2021/5551/P
2023 Approved
46 Lamb's Conduit Street London WC1N 3LB
Installation of new shopfront signage.
2023/3052/A
2017 Approved
Flat A- B 8 Rugby Street LONDON WC1N 3QZ
Replacement of existing timber door with a new timber door to communal entrance (Class C3…
2017/6091/P
2018 Approved
Flat 1 10 Rugby Street LONDON WC1N 3QZ
A complete electrical rewire including new consumer unit, new lighting points and power s…
2018/0163/L
2018 Approved
16 Rugby Street London WC1N 3QZ
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore - Reduce by 20%
2018/1327/T
2018 Approved
58-60 Lamb's Conduit Street London WC1N 3LW
REAR GARDEN: 3 x Fig - Fell 1 x Sycamore - Approximately 20% (3m) crown reduction
2018/0698/T
2017 Approved
Rapier House 40-46 Lamb's Conduit Street LONDON WC1N 3LJ
Installation of 3 x air conditioning units and erection of associated acoustic screen at…
2017/6081/P
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