Churchill House 35 Red Lion Square London Camden WC1R 4SG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3113/P - Full Planning Permission REGISTERED
Change of useCommercial & major worksDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Sui Generis (Institutional Use) to Hotel (C1), removal of the existing upper levels on floors seven Red Lion Square), five and six (Drake Street) and erection of new floors (7th floor - Red Lion Square) (5th, 6th and 7th floors - Drake Street) to make an 8 storey building throughout, retention and alterations to the facades including entrance and bay on Red Lion Square. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Sept 2026 and 27 Sept 2026, from Camden's recent full applications.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
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 11 September 2026. 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
WC1R 4SG
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
Newmark UK

Decision outlook

Day 48 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides full applications by day 57.

Day 489 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
24%go to committee

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

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
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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