Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3914/P - Full Planning Permission REGISTERED
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation of new external cooling equipment associated with the replacement emergency generator system, comprising remote cooling equipment and chillers on steel support gantry on roof at service-yard level, along with associated external fuel and flue pipework, ventilation equipment, support structures and louvred screening. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 30 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent utility and infrastructure works. The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 214 m away: Belsize Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 92 m away: Hampstead; 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 24 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NW3 2QG
Received
around 23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Gospel Oak
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
ANSELL & BAILEY Ltd Chartered Architects
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 69.

Day 1257 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
37%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
10%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Installation of metal fence and support structure to fully enclose rooftop plant area on…
2024/5470/P
2024 Approved
Installation of new Air Handling Unit at first floor, 3no. new and 3no. relocated condens…
2024/4365/P
2024
Proposed extension to hospital at second and third storey level with undercroft area bene…
2024/4642/P
2024 Approved
Installation of new and replacement plant equipment, support frame, and acoustic screenin…
2023/5317/P
2024 Approved
Demolition of existing cabin and section of retaining wall; relocation of seven condenser…
2024/3184/P
2024 Approved
AREA BY OUTPATIENTS: 1 x Cypress (T1) - Fell to ground level.
2024/2322/T
2023 Approved
Replacement and re-provision of plant equipment at the 3rd and 4th-floor roof level with…
2023/3103/P
2023 Approved
FRONT AREA POND STREET: 1 x Lime (T006) - Crown reduce by 2m - 3m back to previous points…
2023/1689/T
2023 Approved
Installation of 2 x condenser units, support frame and acoustic screen at lower ground fl…
2023/0400/P
2023 Approved
FRONTAGE ALONG POND STREET: 1 x London Plane (T5) - Reduce height in line with annotated…
2023/0583/T
2023 Withdrawn
Installation of 4no. Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) at ground floor at north-east of site
2023/0614/P
2022 Approved
Erection of a temporary single storey modular cabin structure above the existing (Old Amb…
2022/3372/P
2022 Approved
Creation of roof garden at fourth floor level on existing flat roof in the south western…
2022/1758/P
2022 Approved
Installation of 4 no. air handling units (AHU) on first level roof facing west. 2 no. Chi…
2022/1857/P
2021 Approved
Installation of 2 x Chillers and associated plant enclosure on the 4th floor podium roof…
2021/4596/P
2021 Approved
Removal of 4 x 600mm microwave dishes and installation of 4 x 900mm microwave dishes and…
2021/5610/P
2021 Approved
Addition of a new air-handling unit and associated extract and exhaust pipes on the 12th…
2021/5297/P
2021 Approved
The erection of 2x car parking information and direction signs (non-illuminated) with int…
2021/3589/A
2021 Approved
IN GROUNDS AT FRONT: 1 x London Plane (T1) - Prune back from adjacent buildings to give a…
2021/1284/T
2021 Approved
IN GROUNDS AT FRONT: 1 x Maple (T2) - Prune back from adjacent buildings to give a cleara…
2021/1289/T
2018 Approved
Installation of air-handling and chiller units within screen enclosures on 4th floor leve…
2018/3897/P
2017 Approved
Installation of 4 x new extract plant units located on the 4th floor west plant room roof…
2017/0385/P
2017 Withdrawn
To erect a notice board on the identified land in front of the hospital.
2017/2670/NEW
2017 Approved
Construction of cycle storage facility.
2017/0735/P
2017 Refused
(TPO REF T23) WITHIN GROUNDS: 1 x London Plane - Fell and replace
2017/0404/T
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London Camden NW3 2QG
Installation of temporary (max 2 years) air handling unit and secured enclosure on Rowlan…
2024/1884/P
2024 Approved
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London Camden NW3 2QG
Installation of 10 x condenser units on third floor balcony
2024/1883/P
2021 Approved
Land at Southern Car Park Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Details pursuant to Condition 9 (Land Contamination) granted under reference 2019/4937/P…
2021/4810/P
2022 Approved
Maggie's Centre Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Details to discharge Condition 13 (Green Roof) for planning permission reference 2019/493…
2022/5397/P
2023 Approved
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London Camden NW3 2QG
The erection of 3x car parking information and direction signs with integral LED car spac…
2023/1176/A
2021 Approved
Land at Southern Car Park Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Landscaping) of planning permission reference 2019/4937/…
2021/3316/P
2021 Refused
Bus Shelter outside 10 Pond Street London NW3 2PS
Display of a single sided, internally illuminated digital screen to the inward face of an…
2021/5505/A
2021 Approved
Land at Southern Car Park Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Non-material amendment to the elevations and landscaping as part of application 2019/4937…
2021/2953/P
2019 Approved
Land at Southern Car Park Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London Hampstead NW3 2QG
Erection of new building to provide a Maggie's Centre (435sqm net floorspace) non-residen…
2019/4937/P
2018 Approved
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Installation of a new transformer on the 4th floor roof outside the north plant room
2018/0843/P
2018 Approved
Apartment 33, 12 Pond Street London NW3 2PS
Installation of roof terrace at ninth floor level with associated glazed balustrade and i…
2018/0510/P
2017 Approved
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Erection of a community noticeboard on grass verge fronting Pond Street.
2017/2525/P
2016 Approved
1no. BT telephone kiosk outside 10 Pond Street London NW3 2PS
Change of use from BT telephone box (Sui Generis) to retail unit (Class A1)
2016/3554/P
2016 Approved
1no. BT telephone kiosk outside 10 Pond Street London NW3 2PS
Alterations in association with change of use from BT telephone box to retail unit
2016/3904/L
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

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