51-52 Carey Street London WC2A 2JB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1636/L - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Repair of sub-basement ceiling structure including installation of steel reinforcements below semi-basement floor slab and replacement of decayed filler joists; provision of mechanical ventilation system within sub-basement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

39 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Two Parish Boundary Stones to Rear of Former Stables to Number 5 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 29 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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
Registered park or garden about 171 m away: Lincoln's Inn Fields; Inside the Camden built-up area; Designated open space about 34 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 September 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 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WC2A 2JB
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
BNP Paribas Real Estate
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 24 days faster than Camden's median of 59 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
10%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 May 2026
Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.