Corams Fields 93 Guilford Street London WC1N 1DN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3032/P - Full Planning Permission Approved
Schools, care & communityUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation of air conditioning unit within the basement of the youth centre (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 14

15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Corams Field Playground Memorial Pavilion, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 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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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden: CORAM'S FIELDS, with MECKLENBURGH and BRUNSWICK SQUARES
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Designated open space
Borough-designated open space.
Loss of protected open space is resisted unless it is replaced by space of equal or better quality nearby.
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 ↗
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
National infrastructure project about 1309 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 12 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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
WC1N 1DN
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Kings Cross
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Coram's Fields and Harmsworth Memorial Playground

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 29 days faster than Camden's median of 70 for community buildings. Approved, as 98% of community buildings here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
18%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
IN GROUNDS: 1 x London Plane (T77) - Remove 2 x limbs. (See photo). 1 x London Plane (T17…
2024/4674/T
2024 Approved
IN COMMUNAL GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T2) - Prune from adjacent s…
2024/4487/T
2024 Approved
NORTH SIDE OF CORAM FIELDS: 1 x London Plane (T16) - Crown reduce this tree by 6m - 7m on…
2024/2650/T
2024 Approved
DD 5 Day Notice WITHIN FIELDS: 3 x London Planes (T1, T8 & T18) - Remove larger massaria…
2024/1098/T
2023 Approved
DD 5 Day Notice IN COMMUNAL AREA: Branch removal for several trees in area and around sch…
2023/4013/T
2023 Approved
BOUNDARY OF SPORTS PITCHES: 1 x London Plane (T46) - Prune extended northern lateral bran…
2022/5534/T
2022 Approved
WITHIN GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (T7) - End weight reduction on lateral limbs to the west…
2022/1405/T
2021 Approved
FRONT GARDEN WEST: 1 x Black Mulberry (T55) - Prune back lower limb over road by 2m - 3m…
2021/2309/T
2019 Approved
Various works to various trees including felling of 1 x Rowan (T78) - See Report.
2019/2429/T
2017 Approved
WITHIN GROUNDS:WITHIN GROUNDS: 9 x London Plane (T1, T10, T13, T15, T17, T46, T73, T76 an…
2017/3264/T
2016 Approved
WITHIN GROUNDS: T12 - XXL Plane - - Reduce the length of the damaged limb by 3 metres - C…
2016/2765/T
2016 Approved
DD - WITHIN GROUNDS: 1 x Plane Tree - Remove smaller upright limb - DD
2016/2665/T
2016 Approved
WITHIN GROUNDS: T4 - T9 = 6 x XL Planes - Trees scheduled for reduction (see ref 023558 T…
2016/0945/T
2016 Approved
EAST SIDE: 6 x Trees numbered T4 - T9 - selectively reduce by up to 4m, cutting back the…
2016/0944/T
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Corams Fields & Harmsworth Memorial Playground 93 Guilford Street London WC1N 1DN
Demolition of play tower and erection of replacement play tower.
2024/3735/P
2023 Approved
93 Corams Fields, Corams Fields & Harmsworth Memorial Playground Guilford Street London Camden WC1N 1DN
The proposed development involves subdivision of the main room of the basement of the you…
2023/4904/L
2023 Withdrawn
International Hall Lansdowne Terrace London WC1N 1AS
Removal and replacement of 4 Antennas. Installation of 1 300mm Dish and 1 600mm Dish and…
2023/0959/P
2023 Approved
Coram's Fields 93 Guilford Street London WC1N 1DN
Installation of 3 marquees in Coram's Fields for temporary use between July to August eac…
2023/0967/P
2021 Approved
Corams Fields, Corams Fields & Harmsworth Memorial Playground 93 Guilford Street London WC1N 1DN
Demolition of existing storage building and construction of new building to house substat…
2021/0326/L
2021 Approved
Corams Fields, Corams Fields & Harmsworth Memorial Playground 93 Guilford Street London WC1N 1DN
Demolition of existing storage building and construction of new building to house substat…
2021/0311/P
2018 Approved
Corams Fields & Harmsworth Memorial Playground Corams Fields 93 Guilford Street London WC1N 1DN
WITHIN GROUNDS: VARIOUS WORKS TO VARIOUS TREES (see schedule for details), including: 2 x…
2018/1401/T
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%).

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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