Land within external yard Arches 29-41 Castle Mews London NW1 8SU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4564/P - Full Planning Permission New application
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation of a substation and associated enclosure building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
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Validated
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Dec 2026 and 5 Feb 2027, from Camden's recent utility and infrastructure works.

The consultation period closed on 15 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Conservation area about 11 m away: Harmood Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (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

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NW1 8SU
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
30 Oct 2026
Ward
Haverstock
Case officer
Show
Agent
Montagu Evans

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 69.

Day 762 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
35%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
10%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Oct 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
49 Prince Of Wales Road London NW5 3LJ
(TPO REF: C155-T1) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch (T1) - Reduce crown back to most recent…
2024/5139/T
2024 Approved
53-55 Prince Of Wales Road London NW5 3LL
Change of use of ground floor from commercial, business and service (Class E) to resident…
2024/1865/P
2024 Approved
53-55 Prince Of Wales Road London NW5 3LL
Replacement to existing shopfront and insertion of 2 x roof lights (to facilitate change…
2024/1753/P
2023 Approved
29 Powlett Place London NW1 8DR
Erection of single storey outbuilding in rear garden.
2023/0722/P
2023 Approved
26 Flat B Healey Street London Camden NW1 8SR
Two replacement windows to the front facade, and one replacement smaller window to the re…
2023/1389/P
2023 Withdrawn
127 Castle Road London NW1 8SU
Installation of cat flap to bottom section of existing double-glazed rear door.
2023/2458/NEW
2022 Approved
87 Castle Road London NW1 8SU
Enlargement of the rooflight to front roofslope and installation of two windows on the si…
2022/4894/P
2022 Approved
49 Prince Of Wales Road London NW5 3LJ
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch (T1) - Reduce crown to previous points of reduction (3m ap…
2022/5112/T
2022 Approved
44-46 Castle Mews London NW1 8SX
Demolition of existing lean-to extension and erection of a new single storey lean-to exte…
2022/4822/P
2022 Refused
73 Castle Road London Camden NW1 8SU
Erection of dormer roof extension
2022/4047/P
2022 Approved
27 Powlett Place London NW1 8DR
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Reduce branches over no. 29 by 2m - 3m, remove lowest ti…
2022/3780/T
2022 Approved
11 Hadley Street London NW1 8SS
Erection of a mansard roof extension. Removal of existing single storey rear extension an…
2022/0067/P
2021 Approved
16 Powlett Place London NW1 8DR
Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension.
2021/1464/P
2021 Approved
82 Harmood Street London NW1 8DS
Erection of single storey outbuilding in rear garden.
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
96 Harmood Street London NW1 8DS
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Cherry Tree (T1) - Crown reduce back to previous reduction points by app…
2021/4101/T
2020 Refused
16 Powlett Place London NW1 8DR
Erection of two-storey rear extension.
2020/3918/P
2020 Refused
29 Powlett Place London NW1 8DR
Erection of two storey rear extension and single storey rear and side extensions, erectio…
2020/5467/P
2021 Withdrawn
87 Castle Road London NW1 8SU
Installation of a rooflight with openable balcony to front roofslope and installation of…
2021/3826/INVALID
2021 Approved
49 Prince Of Wales Road London NW5 3LJ
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch (T1) - Reduce crown to previous points of reduction, appro…
2021/0073/T
2016 Withdrawn
Tavern in the Town Public House 77 Castle Road London NW1 8SU
Change of use of the first and second floors from public house (Class A4) to create 1x st…
2016/5147/INVALID
2016 Refused
Garden Flat 26 Healey Street London NW1 8SR
Erection of single storey rear extension.
2016/1473/P
2016 Withdrawn
13 Hadley Street London NW1 8SS
Erection of rear extension at second floor level to dwelling house (Class C3)
2016/4623/NEW
2016 Approved
49 Prince of Wales Road LONDON NW5 3LJ
(TPO Ref: C155) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch - Crown reduce by 25%
2016/3751/T
2016 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings