5-13 Leeke Street London WC1X 9HY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3440/P - Full Planning Permission REGISTERED
Commercial & major worksDemolitionExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Phase 1: erection of three storey office extension (Use Class E(g)) at 13 Leeke Street following demolition of 13 Leeke Street (existing office floorspace) and external alterations to 5-11 Leeke Street, comprising partial rear upward extension, alterations to fenestration, and external facade upgrades; and, Phase 2: erection of additional office storey at roof level (Use Class E(g)), at 5-13 Leeke Street, with roof terrace above, plant and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 10

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 173-179, Kings Cross Road, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 11 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.
Show all 11 with distances
Historic England ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1883 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WC1X 9HY
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Kings Cross
Case officer
Show
Agent
Turley

Decision outlook

Day 69 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides commercial and major works by day 123.

Day 6954 days to the predicted decision (day 123)
31%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
32%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
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Within ~100m

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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