Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4310/P - Full Planning Permission New application
Extensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Removal of existing lean to and lift shaft to north elevation; replacement of 5 windows to east and south elevations and installation of new louvres; removal of existing redundant plant and installation of new plant equipment at lower ground floor level to east elevation; installation of a new entrance door and replacement windows at ground floor level; part replacement of existing roof and associated increases in roof parapet; and associated façade repair and refurbishment works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
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Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Dec 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 8

2 Article 4 directions
Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (outside CAZ) · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo 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.
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.
London View Management Framework ↗
Locally significant industrial site
A borough-level industrial site.
Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 68 and 70, Highgate Road, Grade II, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 3 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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Also on the record
Conservation area about 40 m away: Dartmouth Park; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (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 16 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, 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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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NW5 1TL
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Kentish Town North
Case officer
Show
Agent
DP9

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides extensions by day 59.

Day 554 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
48%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
10%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Installation of plant at roof level on plots E, G, H, I and J and replacement of window a…
2024/2201/P
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Withdrawn
Highgate Studios 53 - 79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
Erection of a 7 and 4 storey building at Plots A and F (respectively) following demolitio…
2023/1804/P
2024 Approved
Media House 82 Highgate Road London NW5 1GZ
Change of use from office use (Class E) to two bed dwelling house (Class C3).
2024/4223/P
2024 Approved
3 College Lane London NW5 1BJ
Replacement of door and windows in garden room extension with glazed bi-folding doors wit…
2024/4850/P
2024 Approved
74 Highgate Road London Camden NW5 1PB
Refurbishment of existing shop front
2024/3555/P
2023 Withdrawn
74 Highgate Road London Camden NW5 1PB
Refurbishment of existing shop front
2023/4960/P
2023 Approved
Never For Ever Unit 504 Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 15 Planters Monday-Saturday 08:00-23:00 Sunday 08:00-22:00
2023/3611/PVL
2023 Approved
Basement, Plots B, C and D, Highgate Studios Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
Use of basement of Plots B, C and D as office floorspace (Use Class E)
2023/2438/P
2023 Approved
Media House 82 Highgate Road London Camden NW5 1PB
Opening up of internal spaces to form internal courtyards with associated works including…
2023/0423/P
2023 Approved
Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, NW5 1TL
Request for screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning Environ…
2023/0870/P
2022 Approved
53-79 Highgate Studios Highgate Road London Camden NW5 1TL
Replacement of existing single glazed windows with double glazed units across all buildin…
2022/4761/P
2022 Approved
Never For Ever Unit 504 Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 15 Planters Monday-Saturday 08:00-23:00 Sunday 08:00-22:00 New App…
2022/3927/PVL
2021 Approved
76-78 Highgate Road London NW5 1PB
Refurbishment of existing shop front including new entrance doors, brick slips and window…
2021/3670/P
2021 Approved
62 Highgate Road London NW5 1PA
Erection of a roof extension to dwellinghouse and installation of access gate in front of…
2021/2542/P
2021 Approved
Never for Ever Unit 504 Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
4 Tables, 8 Chairs and 15 Planters on Sanderson Close 2 Tables and 4 Chairs only on Highg…
2021/4753/PVL
2021 Withdrawn
Murphy's Yard Land to the south of Gordon House Road bounded by railway lines to the east, west and south and accessed from Gordon House Road, Sanderson Close and Greenwood Place London NW5
Outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the demolition of existing buil…
2021/3225/P
2020 Approved
49 Lady Somerset Road London NW5 1TY
Change of use from ground floor one bed flat and 1st - 2nd floor 3 bed flat back to singl…
2020/5726/P
2020 Approved
Never for Ever 79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
Tables 6, Chairs 12 and 28 Planters Monday - Saturday 08:00 to 23:00, Sunday 08:00 to 22…
2020/3611/PVL
2019 Withdrawn
Units 502 & 502B 53-79 Highgate Studios Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
Change of use from A3 restaurant to B1(a) office at basement/ ground floor
2019/5187/P
2019
68 Highgate Road London NW5 1PA
Details of condition 4c (brickwork details) of 2018/5520/L dated 4 April 2019 (for Erecti…
2019/3881/L
2019 Approved
68 Highgate Road London NW5 1PA
Details of Crittall windows, external doors and facing materials pursuant to condition 4…
2019/2126/L
2018 Withdrawn
68 Highgate Road London NW5 1PA
Single storey rear extension at ground level with green roof. Replace metal frame windows…
2018/3385/L
2018 Refused
Pavement outside 53-79 Highgate Road LONDON NW5 1TL
Installation of 1 x telephone kiosk on the pavement.
2018/0337/P
2017 Approved
53 Flat A and B Lady Somerset Road London NW5 1TY
Conversion of ground and first floor flats into one selfcontained maisonette, erection of…
2017/5915/P
2017 Approved
Offices and Premises at Suite 800 Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
Replacement of door and glazing, and installation of ventillation louvres to front elevat…
2017/5535/P
2017 Refused
Land Adjacent to Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL
Installation of 1 x telephone box on the pavement
2017/1087/P
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
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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