The Bull And Gate, 389 Kentish Town Road, London, NW5 2TJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3458/PVL - Pavement Licence REGISTERED
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

3 tables 18 chairs 3 planters Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 23:00 Sunday 10:00 - 22:00 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 77.

The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Bull & Gate Premises licence · in force since 5 Jun 2019 Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 6 Aug 2024

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

Site constraints 10

2 Article 4 directions
Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (outside CAZ) · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Wider setting of protected view 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral; Conservation area about 56 m away: Kentish Town; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 37 m away.
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.

Building

Floor area693 m² (7,459 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 117)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Pavement Licence
Postcode
NW5 2TJ
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Kentish Town North
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Poppleston Allen Solicitors

Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 80% of signs and adverts in Camden are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
9%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
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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Change of use of ground floor of 317 Kentish Town Rd from Hair Salon (Class E(a)) to bett…
2022/2238/P
2022 Approved
270 Kentish Town Road London Camden NW5 2AA
Display of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign (retrospective).
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2022 Approved
The Rabbit Hole & Hutch 300 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2TG
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2022 Approved
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4 Tables and 8 Chairs Monday-Sunday 10:00-22:00 New application 01/10/2023
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2022 Approved
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4 Tables and 8 Chairs Monday-Sunday 10:00-22:00 New Application
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2022 Withdrawn
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2022 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2022
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2021 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.