15 Shorts Gardens London WC2H 9AT Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1218/P - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of 1x new Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP), replacement of the existing rooflight with a new flat roof incorporating a new access hatch, air intake and extract fan openings at first floor roof level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Mar 2025
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Validated
31 Mar 2025
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Approved
8 Jul 2025

Approved on 8 Jul 2025 · Members Briefing · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

Seven Dials (Covent Garden) 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Council record ↗
Town centre: West End
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
62 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Crafts Centre, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 62 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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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project about 539 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 539 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 226 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 ↗
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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

Floor area155 m² (1,668 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 63)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2018, 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

Council
Camden
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WC2H 9AT
Received
26 Mar 2025
Validated
31 Mar 2025
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
8 Jul 2025
Decision level
Members Briefing
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 99 days from validation, 30 days slower than Camden's median of 69 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
14%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

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4 May 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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Excavation of the existing basement level, and removal and replacement of the existing li…
2024/4161/P
2024 Withdrawn
24 Neal Street London WC2H 9QW
Display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia lettering sign and 1 x non-illuminated projecting s…
2024/5504/A
2024 Approved
24 Neal Street London WC2H 9QW
Replacement of shopfront including alterations to glazing pattern.
2024/5469/P
2024 Approved
35-37 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9DD
Display of 2 x non-illuminated fascia signs, 1 x non-illuminated projecting sign, 3 x vin…
2024/4352/L
2024 Approved
64 Neal Street London WC2H 9PA
Replacement of non-illuminated signage including new vinyl signage to existing projecting…
2024/5343/L
2024 Approved
31 Neal Street London WC2H 9PR
Display of externally illuminated (existing spike lights) fascia lettering sign and non-i…
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2024 Approved
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Re-painting exterior of timber shopfront (Pale Sienna) and installation of replacement si…
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2024 Approved
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Internal refurbishment of existing Public House. Amendments to existing bar, decorations…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Display of an externally illuminated hanging sign and internally illuminated menu board.
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2024 Approved
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Internal and external alterations including the replacement of the existing shopfront, in…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
22, 29-41, 36, and 42-44 Earlham Street, 45-51 and 53 Monmouth Street, 8-26 Shorts Gardens
Installation of 6 eyebolts fixings and relocation of 1 bracket fixing on the front facades
2024/3910/L
2024 Approved
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Installation of 3 no. halo lit fascia signs and 2 no. hanging banner signs. Replacement g…
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2024 Approved
25 Neal Street London Camden WC2H 9PR
Replacement glazing and new recessed entrance door and removal of metal threshold.
2024/1828/P
2024 Approved
25 Neal Street London Camden WC2H 9PR
Installation of 3 no. halo lit fascia signs and 2 no. hanging banner signs
2024/1827/A
2024 Approved
9-11 Shorts Gardens London Camden WC2H 9AT
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Replacement roof and associated works
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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
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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.