Eastman Dental Hospital Site and Buildings 256 Gray's Inn Road WC1X 8LD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4155/L - Listed Building Consent REGISTERED
Listed buildings

Proposal

Works to the Grade II listed former Eastman Dental hospital and relocation of the Ridell Memorial Fountain. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Camden's recent listed building works. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

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Documents

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Site constraints 10

Registered park or garden: Gray's Inn
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
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.
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Gray's Inn Square Numbers 6, 7 and 8 and Attached Railings, Grade II*, 56 m away · 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 16 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 ↗
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

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WC1X 8LD
Received
around 28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Kings Cross
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
hgh Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides listed building works by day 50.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
106decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
Flat 3rd Floor North 3 Verulam Buildings London WC1R 5LQ
Change of use from C3 Dwellinghouse, to E(g)(i) Office.
2024/4683/P
2024 Approved
Gray's Inn Gardens Gray's Inn Road London WC1R
EAST SIDE: 1 x Hawthorn (T112) - Fell to near ground level and grind out stump to approx…
2024/3409/T
2024 Withdrawn
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London Camden WC1X 8NH
Change of use of the third to fifth floors of 70 Gray's Inn Road from office (Class E) to…
2023/4871/P
2024 Approved
Gray's Inn Gardens Gray's Inn London WC1R
IN GARDENS (SEE PLAN): 2 x rows of Northern Red Oaks (T13 - T67) - Crown lift all low han…
2024/0454/T
2023 Approved
Gray's Inn Gardens Gray's Inn London WC1R
IN GARDENS: Works to 2 x Chinese Privets, 1 x Scarlet Maple, 2 x False Acacia, 1 x Honey…
2023/3888/T
2023 Approved
1 Atkin Building Gray's Inn London Camden WC1R 5AT
Internal alterations, including insertion of a partition and door openings, at second flo…
2023/0922/L
2022 Approved
Gray's Inn Square Gardens Gray's Inn Square London WC1R 5AA
IN GARDENS: 1 x Plane (T125) - Crown reduce by 3m. 1 x Plane (T123) - Crown reduce lowest…
2022/4459/T
2022 Approved
2-4 Verulam Buildings London Camden WC1R 5NT
Internal works to the reception and waiting room areas on the ground floor of No 3 Verula…
2022/2929/L
2021
Flat 3rd Floor South 3 Gray's Inn Square London WC1R 5AH
Conversion of attic space into a separate residential flat consisting of 1 x 2 bed self-c…
2021/3190/P
2021 Approved
Gray's Inn Gardens Gray's Inn London WC1R 5BQ
IN GARDENS: 2 x Red Oaks (T23 & T67) - Fell to ground level and grind stump. 23 x London…
2021/0682/T
2020 Approved
Gray's Inn Gardens London WC1R 5ET
Installation of a sculpture in gardens.
2020/4189/P
2020 Approved
Gray's Inn Gardens London WC1R 5ET
Installation of a sculpture in gardens.
2020/3746/L
2020 Approved
Site in front of; 10 Gray's Inn Square, London. WC1R 5JP.
Display of new double sided digital screen at relocated bus shelter.
2020/5483/A
2020
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8NH
Change of use of the lower ground, ground, first and second floors from Class B1a (office…
2020/5980/P
2019 Withdrawn
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8NH
The change of use of lower ground to fourth floor from Class B1a (office) to part Class B…
2019/5592/P
2019 Withdrawn
3 Raymond Buildings, Flat 3rd Floor North Gray's Inn London WC1R 5BH
Formation of front and rear dormer windows at roof level; infill of roof valley to form 1…
2019/5818/INVALID
2019 Withdrawn
3 Raymond Buildings, Flat 3rd Floor North Gray's Inn London WC1R 5BH
Formation of front and rear dormer windows at roof level; infill of roof valley to form 1…
2019/5328/INVALID
2019 Approved
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8NH
External elevational alterations to the property at ground and first floor levels to faci…
2019/1153/P
2019 Approved
1 Verulam Buildings London WC1R 5NT
Internal modifications.
2019/2875/L
2018 Approved
6 Gray's Inn Square LONDON WC1R 5AZ
Internal alterations to existing office layout at first floor; installation of secondary…
2018/0888/L
2017 Approved
3rd Floor Flat West 8 Gray's Inn Square LONDON WC1R 5AZ
Installation of secondary glazing units to existing sash windows.
2017/2676/L
2017 Approved
Third Floor Flat 5 North Verulam Buildings LONDON WC1R 5LP
Installation of secondary glazing to existing sash windows.
2017/2680/L
2017 Approved
3 Verulam Buildings LONDON WC1R 5NT
Internal works to provide second bedroom (removal and re-arrangement of stud walling). In…
2017/2673/L
2016 Approved
5 & 6 Raymond Buildings Gray's Inn Estate London WC1R 5BH
Replacement of double-leaf entrance door with single-leaf door
2016/4330/L
2016 Approved
Gray's Inn Estate 5&6 Raymond Buildings and 9 Grays Inn Square East Gray's Inn London WC1R 5BH
Replacement of 2no. double-leaf entrance doors with single-leaf doors.
2016/4329/P
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings