11-12 South Square London WC1R 5HH Data via plota.co.uk
2024/5553/P - Full Planning Permission
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Proposal
Creation of open topped plantroom within main central roof. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
12 Dec 2024
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Validated
21 Jan 2025
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Approved
6 Jun 2025
Approved on 6 Jun 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Oct 2026
Site constraints 12
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached Railings, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 16 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.
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- 0 mGray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 29 mSundial in the Centre of Grays Inn SquareGrade II
- 39 mGray's Inn Square Numbers 6, 7 and 8 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 49 mThe Chapel, Gray's Inn SquareGrade II
- 51 mBoundary Wall and Gateway With Spur Stones East of Verulam BuildingsGrade II
- 52 mRailings and Gates South of Verulam BuildingsGrade II
- 56 mThe Hall and attached railings, South SquareGrade I
- 58 mPump on South Side of Grays Inn SquareGrade II
- 62 mGray's Inn Square Number 1 and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 66 mVerulam Buildings Numbers 1 to 5 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 81 mGrays Inn Gardens Gates and Railings on South SideGrade II
- 89 mStatue of Francis Bacon in South SquareGrade II
- 89 mChurch of St Alban the MartyrGrade II*
- 109 mField Court Number 2 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 112 mSouth Square Number 1Grade II
- 119 mBourne Estate (Northern Part) Denys House Frewell House Ledham House Radcliffe House Redman House Scrope House Skipwith HouseGrade II
- 126 mSt Albans Clergy House and Attached Railings With Lamp HolderGrade II
- 126 mCittie of Yorke Public HouseGrade II
- 138 mBourne Estate (Southern Part); Formerly Union Buildings Estate Nigel House 1-71, Laney House 1-72, Kirkeby House 1-45, Buckridge House 1-30Grade II
- 147 mNumbers 7 and 8 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 149 mGatehouse Fronting on to High Holborn, Gray's InnGrade II
Registered park or garden: Gray's Inn
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
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.
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.
Protected view corridor: 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the wider setting of 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
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.
National infrastructure project about 669 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 669 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 1153 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.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 8 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 2 November 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 136 days from validation, 65 days slower than Camden's median of 71 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
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- 23 Feb 2025
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
2024
Approved
8 South Square London WC1R 5ET
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2024
Approved
52-54 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LT
Erection of 8no. balconies to rear elevation and associated replacement of windows with e…
2024
Approved
Bus Shelter Opposite 60 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LU
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Refused
52-54 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LT
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2024
Withdrawn
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London Camden WC1X 8NH
Change of use of the third to fifth floors of 70 Gray's Inn Road from office (Class E) to…
2024
Approved
54 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LT
Details to discharge condition 4 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 2…
2023
Approved
2 Gray's Inn Square London WC1R 5AA
Installation of 1 no. new gas riser to the ground floor of the front elevation and 1 no…
2022
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10 A South Square London Camden WC1R 5EU
Addition of new entrance door onto Field Court and associated paving alterations.
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2-4 Verulam Buildings London Camden WC1R 5NT
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2021
Approved
8 South Square London WC1R 5ET
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2021
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52 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LT
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2021
Refused
Vehicle entrance (East Gate) between No. 13 and 14 Gray’s Inn Square London WC1R 5JP
Installation of freestanding metal gate in front of existing arch.
2021
Refused
Vehicle entrance (East Gate) between No. 13 and 14 Gray’s Inn Square London WC1R 5JP
Installation of free-standing metal gate in front of existing arch.
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12 Gray's Inn Square London Camden WC1R 5JP
Repair and strengthening of damaged bressumer beams to existing floor construction
2016
Withdrawn
30 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8HR
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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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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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