T/A Swiss Butter 114 - 118 Southampton Row London, WC1B 5AA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2947/PVL - Pavement Licence Approved
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Proposal

3 Tables & 6 Chairs Monday to Sunday 08:00 - 22:00 Renewal Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
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Approved · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Swiss Butter Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 11

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
30 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 25, Old Gloucester Street, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 27 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 ↗
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.
National infrastructure project about 1016 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 1016 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 974 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 126 m away: Bloomsbury Square; Heritage at risk about 41 m away: Church of St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (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 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.

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Pavement Licence
Postcode
WC1B 5AA
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Licensing Studio
Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

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27 Jul 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
80-82 Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 4BB
Installation of a replacement awning to shopfront, a small louvre within the shopfront, t…
2023/5323/P
2024 Approved
86 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BB
Display of 1 x internally illuminated (halo-lit) fascia sign and 1 x internally illuminat…
2024/5696/A
2024 Approved
1no. telephone kiosk outside 148 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AG
Installation of 1x street cabinet to house electrical supply to kiosk.
2024/4474/P
2024 Approved
5 Bloomsbury Place London WC1A 2QP
Change of Use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class F1(a) Provision of…
2024/0787/P
2024 Approved
42-43 Queen Square London WC1N 3AQ
External alterations to include installation of canopy lift between lower ground and grou…
2024/2090/L
2024 Approved
42-43 Queen Square London WC1N 3AQ
External alterations to include installation of canopy lift between lower ground and grou…
2024/2047/P
2024 Approved
26 Flat Basement And Ground Floor Old Gloucester Street London Camden WC1N 3AN
Minor repairs and redecoration.
2024/3070/L
2023 Withdrawn
25 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AF
Extension of basement to accommodate additional cultural centre accommodation (use class…
2023/4299/P
2023 Approved
25 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AF
Extension of basement to accommodate additional cultural centre accommodation (use class…
2023/4384/P
2024 Approved
1no. telephone kiosk outside 148 148 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AG
Change of use from disused telephone kiosk (Sui Generis) to retail (Class E)
2024/1849/P
2024 Approved
114-118 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AA
Proposed halo illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated projecting sign
2024/1425/A
2024 Approved
114-118 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AA
Proposed replacement shopfront and internally illuminated adverts
2024/0784/P
2024 Withdrawn
5 Bloomsbury Place London WC1A 2QP
Change of Use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class F1(a) Provision of…
2024/1914/NEW
2023 Approved
25 Old Gloucester Street London Camden WC1N 3AF
Extension of basement to accommodate additional cultural centre accommodation and convers…
2023/4902/L
2023 Approved
25 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AF
Extension of basement to accommodate additional cultural centre accommodation, and conver…
2023/4901/L
2021 Withdrawn
100 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BB
Partial change of use from A1 to C3 residential unit at existing lower and ground floor l…
2021/2602/P
2023 Approved
13 Cosmo Place London WC1N 3AP
Installation of two air conditioning units on rear first floor roof (retrospective)
2023/0294/P
2023 Approved
Institute For International Education Of Students 5 Bloomsbury Place London WC1A 2QP
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Whitebeam (Sorbus aria) (T179) - Lift low canopy to southwest over rear…
2023/4916/T
2023 Approved
Swan 7 Cosmo Place Holborn London WC1N 3AP
4 Tables, 8 Benches, 3 Barriers and 2 Planters Monday - Thursday 10:00 - 23:00 Friday - S…
2023/4408/TC
2023 Approved
88 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BB
Erection of double-sided projecting sign, consisting of an LED display.
2023/4677/A
2017 Approved
Bedford Hotel 83-95 Southampton Row London WC1B 4HD
Replacement of existing rear elevation windows at 1st floor to 6th floor (Bedford Hotel)
2017/0698/P
2017 Approved
The Queens Larder 1 Queens Square Holborn London WC1N 3AR
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2017 Approved
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2017/1183/P
2017 Approved
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2017/0533/L
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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

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.