Foster Court Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2803/P - Full Planning Permission REGISTERED

Proposal

Installation of an external condenser unit on the ground floor rear elevation and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Camden's recent full applications.

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
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 11 September 2026. 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
WC1E 6BT
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
Gerald Eve LLP

Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 68% of full applications in Camden are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
24%go to committee

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

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