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2026/3342/PVL - Pavement Licence
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Site constraints 13
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Town centre: New Oxford Street
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.
National infrastructure project about 488 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 488 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 964 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.
25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Obelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of Roadway, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 15 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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- 20 mObelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of RoadwayGrade II
- 34 mPrudential Assurance BuildingGrade II*
- 36 mRoyal Fusiliers War MemorialGrade II*
- 40 mObelisk Marking City Boundary on South Side of RoadGrade II
- 44 m1-4, Holborn BarsGrade I
- 44 mNumber 4, 5 and 6 and Attached PumpGrade I
- 47 m337 and 338, High HolbornGrade II*
- 51 mStaple Inn Buildings North and South and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 52 mNumber 7 and 8 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 53 mThe Institute of Actuaries and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 68 mLamp Post in Staple Inn CourtGrade II
- 78 mThe Hall and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 79 m9 and 10, Staple InnGrade II
- 85 m10, Furnival Street and Attached Railings, and 25, Southampton Buildings and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 112 mStatue of Francis Bacon in South SquareGrade II
- 113 mSouth Square Number 1Grade II
- 114 mGatehouse Fronting on to High Holborn, Gray's InnGrade II
- 117 mMercer's School Hall and Buildings Adjoining Mercer's School HallGrade II*
- 120 mCittie of Yorke Public HouseGrade II
- 123 mChurch of St Alban the MartyrGrade II*
- 132 mSt Albans Clergy House and Attached Railings With Lamp HolderGrade II
- 134 mThe Chapel, Gray's Inn SquareGrade II
- 139 m32 and 33, Furnival Street Ec4Grade II
- 140 mGray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 141 mThe Hall and attached railings, South SquareGrade I
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.
Scheduled monument about 120 m away: Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Registered park or garden about 72 m away: Gray's Inn
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 27 m away: Hatton Garden; 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
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.
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
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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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