St Giles Square WC2H 8AP Data via plota.co.uk
2026/1466/P - Full Planning Permission
Refused
Proposal
Installation of a pergola seating structure during October - April over a two year period. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
7 May 2026
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Refused
21 Jul 2026
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Refused on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Site constraints 12
Denmark Street 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
33 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Centre Point, Grade II, about 26 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 25 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 33 with distances
- 26 mCentre PointGrade II
- 29 m59, St Giles High StreetGrade II
- 30 m26, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 32 m27, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 47 m20, DENMARK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 59 m5, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 62 mNo 6 Denmark StreetGrade II*
- 66 mNo 7 Denmark StreetGrade II*
- 68 mLych Gate to the West of Church of St Giles in the FieldsGrade II
- 69 mChurch of St Giles in the FieldsGrade I
- 74 m9 and 10, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 78 m6, Flitcroft StreetGrade II
- 85 mElms Lester Painting RoomsGrade II
- 86 mBurtons Headquarters and ShopGrade II
- 88 mSt Giles Vestry Rooms and Attached Wall With Lamp South West of ChurchGrade II
- 97 mDominion TheatreGrade II
- 97 m12, Flitcroft StreetGrade II
- 101 mK2 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 104 mRoman Catholic Church of St PatricksGrade II*
- 111 mPhoenix TheatreGrade II
- 116 m16 and 17, Manette Street W1Grade II
- 117 mFlying Horse Public HouseGrade II*
- 120 m5, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 123 mQueen Mary Hall and Ywca Central Club and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 129 m14, Manette Street W1Grade II
- 132 mFormer Oxford Corner HouseGrade II
- 135 mCongress House Including Forecourt and Courtyard SculpturesGrade II*
- 136 m1, Tottenham Court RoadGrade II
- 140 m26, Soho Square W1Grade II*
- 141 m21, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 142 mSt Patrick's PresbyteryGrade II
- 146 mHouse of St BarnabasGrade I
- 149 m8 to 12, Great Russell StreetGrade II
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.
National infrastructure project about 799 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 799 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 403 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 36 m away: 26, Denmark Street; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 22 m away: West End.
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, 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 75 days from validation, 17 days slower than Camden's median of 58 for extensions. Refused, as 6% of extensions here are.
This one75d
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48%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
10%go to committee
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Consultation & key dates
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- 7 Jun 2026
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
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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%).
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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
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