Kentish Town Underground Station Kentish Town Road London NW5 2AA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3418/P - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Use of the premises as a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week gymnasium, falling within Use Class E. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
around 1 Oct 2026

Approved around 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral
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.
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 ↗
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 ↗
Town centre: Kentish 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.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 33 m away: Bartholomew Estate; 11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NW5 2AA
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Kentish Town South
Case officer
Show
Decision date
around 1 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nexus Planning

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
293-299, 301-305 Kentish Town Road and 8 Holmes Road London NW5 2TJ
Change of use of part ground and first floors and full second and third floor levels from…
2024/4116/P
2024 Approved
329-333 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
Shopfront alterations, involving the installation of timber effect composite board panels…
2024/5147/P
2024 Approved
329-333 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
Display of 1 x internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign, 2 x non-illuminated pro…
2024/4918/A
2024 Refused
256 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2AA
Retrospective permission to retain mechanical plant, storage containers and louvre screen…
2024/2456/P
2023 Approved
20-21 Wolsey Mews London NW5 2DX
Change of Use from Office (Class E) to large HMO (Sui Generis), and new windows on front…
2023/4762/P
2023 Withdrawn
20-21 Wolsey Mews London NW5 2DX
Change of use from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) with changes to fenestratio…
2023/1599/P
2023 Approved
325 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
Replacement shopfront including relocation of entrance door.
2023/3253/P
2023
Franco Manca 337 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
4 Tables and 8 Chairs Monday-Sunday 10:00-22:00 New Application
2023/4198/PVL
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Display of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign (retrospective).
2023/0216/A
2023 Approved
297 Kentish Town Road London Camden NW5 2TJ
Display of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign
2023/1148/A
2022 Approved
Franco Manca 337 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
4 Tables and 8 Chairs Monday-Sunday 10:00-22:00 New application 01/10/2023
2023/4009/PVL
2022 Approved
Franco Manca 337 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
4 Tables and 8 Chairs Monday-Sunday 10:00-22:00 New Application
2022/5419/PVL
2022 Withdrawn
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1x external shutter (retrospective).
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2022 Approved
Tonkotsu Ltd 323 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2JT
2 Tables, 4 Chairs and 2 Barriers Monday to Saturday 10:00-23:00 Sunday 10:00-22:00
2023/0006/PVL
2020 Approved
329-331 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
Erection of 2 storey extension above existing ground floor, facing York Mews and change o…
2020/4378/P
2022 Withdrawn
20-21 Wolsey Mews London Camden NW5 2DX
Change of use from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) with provision of roof terr…
2022/3575/P
2021 Approved
20 & 20b York Mews NW5 2UJ & 335 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TJ
Erection of part width rear extension up to second floor level at 335 Kentish Town Road i…
2021/2572/P
2022
260 Kentish Town Road London Camden NW5 2AA
Installation of a new shopfront.
2022/0515/P
2021 Approved
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2021/3608/P
2016 Approved
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2016/5608/TC
2016 Approved
250-254 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2AB
Display of 2x internally illuminated fascia signs, 1x internally illuminated projecting s…
2016/4182/A
2016 Refused
17 Wolsey Mews London NW5
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2016/0232/P
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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