50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated projecting sign on the Southampton Row facade of the hotel. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 10
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- 26 mNumber 44 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 26 mNumber 45 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 26 mVictoria House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 28 mNumber 46 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 28 mNumber 47 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 29 mNumber 43 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 54 mNumbers 1-5 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 83 mNumbers 23-27 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 98 m24, Old Gloucester StreetGrade II
- 101 mKingsway Tram Subway (northern section only)Grade II
- 101 mCentral St Martin's College of Art and DesignGrade II*
- 102 mAvenue ChambersGrade II
- 103 mNumber 73 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 107 mItalian Hospital and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- 109 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Adjacent to Garden RailingsGrade II
- 109 mNumbers 1-20 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 110 mNumbers 25-35 and 35a and Attached Screen to Sicilian AvenueGrade II
- 112 mNumbers 1-29 and Attached ScreenGrade II
- 115 mStatue of Charles James Fox at North End of GardenGrade II*
- 115 m6-20, Sicilian AvenueGrade II
- 117 mThe Mary Ward Centre and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 119 mThree Lamp PostsGrade II
- 120 mNumber 26 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 122 mNumbers 43, 44 and 45 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 125 m25, Old Gloucester StreetGrade II
- 133 mNumbers 18-22 and Attached Railings and Attached Garden Wall and Railings to Number 22Grade II
- 141 mChurch of St George the MartyrGrade II*
- 143 mNumbers 1-8 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 144 mNumbers 21-40 and Attached RailingsGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £94,979,440 in March 2019. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 24 days from validation, 28 days faster than Camden's median of 52 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 87% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →
Historical activity at this location
34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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