90 Great Russell Street London Camden WC1B 3PS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from non-residential use (Class F1) to flexible use as offices (Class E) or non-residential use (Class F1), internal and external alterations to a listed building, including alterations openings and partitions, chimney stack, installation of new WCs, replacement windows and installation of air source heat pumps Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 10
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- 5 mNumbers 24-60 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 5 mNumbers 89, 90 and 91 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 28 mMain Entrance Gateway, Railings and Attached Lodges to the British MuseumGrade II*
- 32 mThe British MuseumGrade I
- 43 mEighteen Lamp Posts on the Forecourt of the British MuseumGrade II
- 60 mNumber 98 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 60 mNos 43-48 Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 66 mNumber 99 and Attached Railings to AreasGrade II*
- 72 mParnell HouseGrade II*
- 76 m100, 101 and 102, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 79 mNumber 10 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 82 mCongress House Including Forecourt and Courtyard SculpturesGrade II*
- 86 m1, 3 and 5, Bloomsbury StreetGrade II
- 86 mThe Plough (Number 27)Grade II
- 86 m30 Coptic Street and 35 Little Russell StreetGrade II
- 97 mNumbers 40-54 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 98 m103, 104 and 105, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 99 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Next to the Western Stone Pier on Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- 106 mMuseum TavernGrade II
- 112 m37, 38 and 39, Museum StreetGrade II
- 117 mQueen Mary Hall and Ywca Central Club and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 122 m106, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 126 m40 and 41, Museum StreetGrade II
- 129 m107, Great Russell StreetGrade II
- 132 mNumbers 1-10 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 137 mNumbers 108 and 109 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 137 mThirty Seven Lamp Standards Around the SquareGrade II
- 138 mJames Smith and Sons, Hazelwood HouseGrade II*
- 143 m42-47, Museum StreetGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 51 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides changes of use by day 104.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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The consultation period closed on 11 Oct 2026.