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2026/2945/P - Non-Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

Amendments to planning permission ref. 2025/0038/P dated 03 March 2025 for Continued use of single storey structures in the south and north entrances to provide an external search facility to the museum for a temporary period for 18 months (until 3rd September 2026): namely to remove reference to time limits in the description of development. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 09:15

Application progress

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Received

22 Jul 2026

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Approved

24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 3

Part of

Full3 Mar 20252025/0038/P
Continued use of single storey structures in the south and north entrances to provide an external search facility to the museum…
Conditions variation sought for 1
- AmendmentAmendments to planning permission ref. 2025/0038/P dated 03 March 2025This application22 Jul 20262026/2945/P
- VariationAmendments to planning permission ref. 2025/0038/P dated 03/03/2025, as amended by ref.…9 Aug 20262026/3390/P

Site constraints 11

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.

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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 ↗

17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: The British Museum King Edward Vii Galleries and Attached Wall and Lions, Grade I, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 10 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.

Show all 17 with distances

7 mThe British Museum King Edward Vii Galleries and Attached Wall and LionsGrade I
31 mGates, Boundary Walls and Railings to Rear Garden of Numbers 2-20 Gower StreetGrade II
36 mThe British MuseumGrade I
44 mNumbers 1-10 and Attached RailingsGrade I
49 mSenate House and Institute of Education (University of London) and Attached RailingsGrade II*
50 mNumber 11 and Attached RailingsGrade I
61 mNumbers 2 to 20 and Attached RailingsGrade II
74 mThirty Seven Lamp Standards Around the SquareGrade II
82 mNumbers 12-27 and Attached RailingsGrade I
84 mRailings and Gates to Private Garden in Middle of SquareGrade II
93 mNumbers 1 to 15 and Attached RailingsGrade II
95 mNumbers 24-60 and Attached RailingsGrade II
112 mNumbers 40-54 and Attached RailingsGrade I
122 mLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
124 mNumbers 38-43 and Attached RailingsGrade II
142 mNumbers 1-11 and Attached Railings Including White Hall Hotel (Numbers 2-5) and Montague House (Numbers 8-11)Grade II
144 mNumbers 15a and 17 to 49 and Attached RailingsGrade II

Historic England ↗

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.

Registered park or garden about 82 m away: Bedford Square

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 1149 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 32 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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