The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Continued use of single storey structures in the south and north entrances to provide an external search facility to the museum for a temporary period for 18 months (until 3rd September 2026) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Mar 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Associated applications 3
- Continued use of single storey structures in the south and north entrances to provide an external search facility to the museum…
Conditions variation sought for 1
Site constraints 10
Show all 21 with distances
- 0 mThe British MuseumGrade I
- 81 mNumbers 1-11 and Attached Railings Including White Hall Hotel (Numbers 2-5) and Montague House (Numbers 8-11)Grade II
- 86 mThe British Museum King Edward Vii Galleries and Attached Wall and LionsGrade I
- 86 mNumber 30 and Attached Railings and LampsGrade II
- 94 mEighteen Lamp Posts on the Forecourt of the British MuseumGrade II
- 102 mMONTAGUES TREET (West side) Pair of K6 telephone kiosks flanking side entrance piers and gates
- 107 mNumbers 38-43 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 110 mNumbers 24-60 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 113 mNumbers 12-29 and Attached Railings Including Montague Hotel (Numbers 12-20)Grade II
- 114 mIron Gates Between Numbers 20 and 21 Leading to Rear GardenGrade II
- 115 mNumbers 1-10 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 120 mMain Entrance Gateway, Railings and Attached Lodges to the British MuseumGrade II*
- 122 mNumbers 44-49 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 124 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Next to the Western Stone Pier on Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- 137 mGREAT RUSSELL STREET (North side)
- 140 mMuseum TavernGrade II
- 140 mNumbers 89, 90 and 91 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 142 mNumber 29a and Attached Wall, Railings and LampsGrade II
- 143 mNos 43-48 Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 145 mNumbers 40-54 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 149 mThe Plough (Number 27)Grade II
Checked on 14 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, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 16 days faster than Camden's median of 69 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.
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- 9 Feb 2025
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36 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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