Kentish Town Fire Station 20 Highgate Road London NW5 1NS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4473/P - Full Planning Permission New application
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of external cladding, windows and doors. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 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 4 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Christ Apostolic Church (Former Church of St John), Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 5 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
Heritage at risk about 58 m away: Christ Apostolic Church (formerly Church of St John), Highgate Road, Kentish Town; Conservation area about 88 m away: Kentish Town; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 46 m away: Kentish Town.
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 1NS
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Kentish Town North
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Potter Raper
Freehold owner
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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
4 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
IN GROUNDS AT FRONT: 1 x False Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) (T1) - Reduce and reshape cr…
2023/4989/T
2022 Approved
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Robinia (False Acacia) (T1) - Basal/Epicormic growth removal, crown lif…
2022/5150/T
2019 Withdrawn
WITH NICK IN GROUNDS: 1 x Robinia (T1) - Crown lift to 5m and remove epicormic growth to…
2019/1512/NEW
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024/2191/L
2024 Approved
Christ Apostolic Church Highgate Road London NW5 1JY
The installation of 1 GPS node externally mounted on west elevation of tower and replacem…
2024/2131/P
2024 Approved
4 Fortess Grove London NW5 2HE
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2024/3049/P
2024 Approved
3 Fortess Grove London Camden NW5 2HE
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2024/2394/P
2024 Approved
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2024/1923/P
2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023/4837/P
2023 Approved
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Replacement of existing black painted single glazed timber framed sash windows with black…
2023/2228/P
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
9-17 Highgate Road London NW5 1JY
Extension of auditorium front-left bar and removal of non-original store room partitions.
2022/5319/L
2023 Approved
9-17 Highgate Road London NW5 1JY
Conversion of cloakroom to new bar, comprising widening of existing hatch and installatio…
2022/5327/L
2022 Approved
Christ Apostolic Church Highgate Road London NW5 1JY
Demolition and rebuilding of part of boundary wall on north side of site
2022/4995/L
2022 Approved
Christ Apostolic Church Highgate Road London NW5 1JY
Demolition and rebuilding of part of boundary wall on north side of site
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2022/4280/T
2022 Approved
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CAR PARK AREA: 1 x Cherry (T32) - Remove low branch growing through laurel tree. 1 x Crab…
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2022 Approved
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Refurbishment of existing first-floor catering room to provide a customer bar area.
2022/3591/L
2022 Approved
Flat B 33 Fortess Road Camden London NW5 1AD
Installation of railings and decking on roof of existing rear outrigger to form a terrace…
2022/2837/P
2022 Approved
19 Greenwood Place London Camden NW5 1LB
Display of 1x externally illluminated fascia sign and 1x internally illuminated projectin…
2022/2519/A
2017 Approved
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Partial enclosure of rear yard to create storage area with flat roof for laundrette.
2017/4068/P
2017 Approved
88-90 Highgate High Street London N6 5HX
Request for observations from the adjoining borough of the London Borough of Haringey for…
2017/4755/P
2017 Approved
553 - 579 Harrow Road London W10 4RH
Obs - Installation of a lift to the front entrance, dropping window sills; construction o…
2017/4893/P
2017 Approved
16 St John's Wood Park London NW8 6QP
Request for observations from the adjoining borough of the City of Westminster for the gr…
2017/4897/P
2017 Withdrawn
72 Broadwick Street, London London W1F 9EP
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2017/5037/NEW
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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