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2025/2094/L - Approval of Details (Listed Building) Approved

Proposal

Approval of Details required by Conditions 4a and b (Flooring specifications and test removal patch) and 4d (wall test removal patch), granted under Listed Building Consent 2024/5749/L Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jun 2025
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Validated
17 Jun 2025
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Approved
5 Aug 2025

Approved on 5 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 12

Grade I listed: Numbers 12-27 and Attached Railings
List entry 1244546 · The pin is inside its outline · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 11 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 24 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 ↗
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 1181 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space 27 m away; Town centre 100 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area874 m² (9,408 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 42)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Approval of Details (Listed Building)
Postcode
WC1B 3HH
Received
13 Jun 2025
Validated
17 Jun 2025
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
5 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Williams Architecture
Leaseholder
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Aug 2025
Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.