British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW Data via plota.co.uk
2026/2945/P - Non-Material Amendments
Approved
Proposal
Amendments to planning permission ref. 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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- Amendments for Continued use of single storey structures in the south and north entrances to provide an external search facility…
Conditions variation sought for 1
Site constraints 6
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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2024
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Installation of new and replacement external lighting to the British Museum estate.
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Repair works to eight external staircases at the East and West Residences.
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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%).
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
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