BMA House 13 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9JP Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3742/L - Listed Building Consent Approved
Commercial & major worksListed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Internal strip-out works to former banking premises at ground-floor level within Block A. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 21 Sept 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 9

28 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: British Medical Association House Including Screen and Gates, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 21 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit 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. Also in the wider setting of 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral.
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 ↗
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 1772 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (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 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, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WC1H 9JP
Received
around 21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
SM Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 108 days faster than Camden's median of 123 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
32%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Sept 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

2024
Details of conditions 4 (detailed drawings) of planning permission 2024/0044/L dated 25/0…
2024/2604/P
2023 Approved
Internal alterations to existing ground floor cafe.
2023/5030/L
2022 Approved
Internal alterations at second and fifth floor levels.
2022/4626/L
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Woburn Buildings 1 -7 Woburn Walk London WC1H 0JJ
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2019/4875/L
2019 Approved
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Change of use of upper floors (1st - 3rd) from offices (B1a) to no.4 self-contained flats…
2019/4519/P
2024 Refused
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Replacement of side entrance door, replacement of existing roof lanterns, installation of…
2024/0600/P
2023 Withdrawn
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Installation of three external HVAC units at second floor of Tavistock House South, inclu…
2024/0463/L
2023 Withdrawn
Bma House 13 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9JP
Installation of three external HVAC units at second floor of Tavistock House South, inclu…
2023/5042/P
2024 Approved
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2024 Refused
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2024/2349/A
2024 Approved
County Hotel Upper Woburn Place London WC1H 0JW
1 x internally illuminated fascia sign, and 3 x flagpoles and flags at first floor level.
2024/3818/A
2024 Approved
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2024/1798/L
2024 Approved
BMA House 13 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9JP
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2024/1762/P
2024 Approved
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REAR GARDEN: 1 x Cabbage Palm (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Fan Palm (T2) - Fell to gr…
2024/1830/T
2023 Approved
County Hotel Upper Woburn Place London WC1H 0JW
Erection of a single storey extension, erection of an electrical substation, following th…
2023/3680/P
2024 Approved
Casa Jardim Limited 3- 5 Woburn Walk London WC1H 0JJ
4 Tables, 16 Chairs, 2 Barriers, 4 Umbrellas Monday - Friday 08:00 to 16:00 Saturday 09:0…
2024/0772/PVL
2024 Approved
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Removal of 2 x non-illuminated fascia signs, 1 x non-illuminated wall mounted sign and 1…
2024/0217/A
2023 Approved
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Replacement of existing air-conditioning units and associated works.
2023/2657/P
2023 Approved
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The replacement of single glazed windows with double glazed units across all elevations…
2023/2778/P
2023 Approved
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Display of 2 high level internally illuminated blade signs, 2 internally illuminated glob…
2023/2314/A
2016 Approved
Sorrento Snack Bar 8 Woburn Walk London WC1H 0JL
2 Tables 8 Chairs and 2 Umbrellas Monday to Saturday: 8:00 to 18:00 Renewal Application
2016/4292/TC
2016 Approved
Wot the Dickens 3-5 Woburn Walk London WC1H 0JJ
16 Chairs, 4 Tables, 2 Barriers, 4 Umbrellas Monday to Staurday: 08:00 to 18:00 Renewal A…
2016/3489/TC
2016 Approved
Association of Commonwealth Universities Woburn House 20 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9HF
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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