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2026/4271/L - Listed Building Consent REGISTERED
Commercial & major worksListed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Internal fit-out of commercial unit on basement and ground floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Feb 2027, from Camden's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 11

30 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 1-29 and Attached Screen, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 6 Grade II*, 24 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 30 with distances
Historic England ↗
Bloomsbury 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Registered park or garden about 54 m away: Bloomsbury Square
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project about 762 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 762 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 777 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.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 63 m away: New Oxford Street.
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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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WC1A 2QH
Received
around 5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
SEI UK

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides commercial and major works by day 139.

Day 4135 days to the predicted decision (day 139)
28%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
33%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
30 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
127-128 High Holborn London WC1V 6PQ
Display of 1no. projecting sign, awning (with lettering), and illuminated lettering withi…
2024/5190/L
2024 Approved
127-128 High Holborn London WC1V 6PQ
Display of 1no. projecting sign, awning (with lettering), and illuminated lettering withi…
2024/4519/A
2024 Approved
46-47 Bloomsbury Square London Camden WC1A 2RA
Internal and external alterations and refurbisment.
2024/3455/L
2024 Approved
127-128 High Holborn London WC1V 6PQ
Installation of 2 air condenser units on roof
2025/0649/L
2024 Approved
6-8 Southampton Place London Camden WC1A 2DB
Temporary installation of a site office.
2024/4416/L
2024 Approved
Vernon House 23 Sicilian Avenue London Camden WC1A 2QS
Partial details of condition 4a (external doors), b (internal doors), c (windows) and g (…
2024/4609/L
2024 Approved
31 Southampton Row London Camden WC1B 5HJ
External alterations and internal refurbishments to include creation of a new office entr…
2024/1934/P
2024
20-21 Southampton Place London Camden WC1A 2BP
Internal alterations with associated impacts to historic fabric, features and planform.
2024/3442/L
2024
22 Southampton Place London Camden WC1A 2BP
Internal alterations with associated impacts to historic fabric, features and planform.
2024/3443/L
2024 Approved
2-3 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RL
Use of the existing building as an art gallery (Class F1(b)).
2024/3139/P
2024 Approved
Vernon House 23 Sicilian Avenue London WC1A 2QS
Details of brickwork required to partially discharge condition 4(g) of listed building co…
2024/2192/L
2024 Approved
127-128 High Holborn London Camden WC1V 6PQ
Installation of plant on roof (7 air condenser units on roof with associated handrail/lad…
2024/1335/L
2024 Approved
127-128 High Holborn London Camden WC1V 6PQ
Installation of plant on roof (7 air condenser units on roof with associated handrail/lad…
2024/0280/P
2023 Approved
46-47 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA
External alterations including installation of new stair from lower ground to ground floo…
2023/0882/L
2023 Approved
46-47 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA
External alterations including installation of new stair from lower ground to ground floo…
2023/0224/P
2023 Approved
20-21 Southampton Place London WC1A 2BP
External alterations including installation of 6 air source heat pumps at roof level, rep…
2023/0223/P
2023 Approved
20-21 Southampton Place London WC1A 2BP
External alterations including external alterations including installation of 6 air sourc…
2023/0878/L
2024
127-128 High Holborn London WC1V 6PQ
Installation of exteranly illuiminated signs to front elevation; 1 fascias sign; 3 x Whit…
2024/0457/L
2024
127-128 High Holborn London WC1V 6PQ
Installation of exteranly illuiminated signs to front elevation; 1 fascias sign; 3 x Whit…
2024/0456/A
2021 Approved
18-19 Southampton Place London WC1A 2AJ
Change of use from educational use (Class F1(a)) to flexible education (Class F1(a)) or c…
2021/5685/P
2016 Approved
2-6 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AA
Installation of a new floor with integrated acoustic matting and service boxes in functio…
2016/4793/L
2016 Approved
14 Southampton Place London WC1A 2AJ
Change of use from an educational facility (Class D1) to offices (Class B1a).
2016/4652/P
2016 Withdrawn
1no. telephone kiosk outside 21 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA
Change of use from 1no. BT telephone kiosk to 1no. mobile phone repair shop (A1).
2016/5429/P
2016 Withdrawn
1no. telephone kiosk outside 21 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA
Change of use from 1no. BT telephone kiosk to 1no. mobile phone repair shop (A1).
2016/5429/INVALID
2016 Approved
8 - 10 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AE
Insertion of two piles and columns through the basement (two levels) to support a concret…
2016/2584/L
Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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