229 Royal College Street London NW1 9LT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3039/P - Historic application Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of upper floors from Class E to Class C3 to provide 2 x studio flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Jeffrey's Street 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Camden built-up area.
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
Historic application
Postcode
NW1 9LT
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Camden Town
Case officer
Show
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eade Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 10 days faster than Camden's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 83% of full applications here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
24%go to committee

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

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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2024/0053/L
2023 Withdrawn
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Internal and external works including repairing existing windows, repairing and repointin…
2023/4482/P
2023 Refused
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2023/2431/P
2023 Approved
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2023/4978/P
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Erection of lower ground and ground floor rear extension (to existing commercial unit); s…
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2022 Refused
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2022 Approved
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Display of internally illuminated fascia sign.
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2020 Approved
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Erection of two storey rear extension at lower ground and ground floors; extension at rea…
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2021 Approved
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Installation of lightweight insulated roof panels with rooflights to replace the existing…
2021/4248/P
2021 Withdrawn
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Display of internally illuminated fascia sign.
2021/2100/A
2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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4 Tables, 14 Chairs and 9 Barriers Monday-Friday 17:00-22:30 Saturday 15:00-22:30 Sunday…
2021/2293/PVL
2016 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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