2-7 St Chad's Street London WC1H 8BD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2791/P - Approval of Details Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details of condition 7 (Basement Engineer) of planning permission ref. dated 01/07/2026 (for Erection of 3 storey rear extension including excavation of basement following demolition of existing to create additional hotel bedrooms). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Kings Cross St Pancras 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
WC1H 8BD
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Kings Cross
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted 13-08-2026
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Centro Planning Consultancy

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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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
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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