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2026/3365/L - Listed Building Consent REGISTERED
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Proposal

Installation of CCTV camera to soffit of entrance portico to serve the Incoming Substation Building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 1 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 84.

The consultation period closed on 6 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 11

20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 1-11 and Attached Railings Including White Hall Hotel (Numbers 2-5) and Montague House (Numbers 8-11), Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
National infrastructure project about 1037 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 1037 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 824 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 122 m away: Russell Square; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 48 m away.
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
WC1B 5BP
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Montagu Evans

Decision outlook

Day 84, past the statutory target. 73% of listed building works in Camden are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 8428 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
231decided 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
6 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Internal and external works involving provision of temporary means of escape from Level 2…
2024/5571/L
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Installation of temporary internal secondary glazing for 3 no. windows to Level 1 of the…
2024/5322/L
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Details of method statements covering dismantling of gates fronting Great Russell Street…
2024/4979/L
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Installation of temporary internal secondary glazing at Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of White Win…
2024/3972/L
2024 Approved
29A Montague Street London WC1B 5BL
Installation of 2x air source heat pump to the rear at ground floor level, proposed inter…
2024/4109/L
2024 Approved
29A Montague Street London WC1B 5BL
Installation of 2x air source heat pump to the rear at ground floor level.
2024/3959/P
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Refurbishment and reconfiguration of contractors' WCs in Sector E of British Museum.
2024/3968/L
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Installation of temporary internal secondary glazing at Levels 1 and 2 of East Wing, inte…
2024/3941/L
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Installation of temporary internal secondary glazing to Level 5 of the West Residence for…
2024/3942/L
2024 Approved
29 A Montague Street London Camden WC1B 5BL
Erection of a greenhouse in Montague Street Gardens, the reconfiguration of a small secti…
2024/4078/P
2024 Approved
29 A Montague Street London Camden WC1B 5BL
Erection of a greenhouse in Montague Street Gardens, the reconfiguration of a small secti…
2024/4127/L
2024 Approved
The Montague On The Garden 15 Montague Street London Camden WC1B 5BJ
Replacement of rear perimeter screens and retractable awning with aluminium framed conser…
2024/0927/P
2024 Approved
The Montague On The Garden 15 Montague Street London Camden WC1B 5BJ
Replacement of rear perimeter screens and retractable awning with aluminium framed conser…
2024/1931/L
2024 Approved
The Montague On The Garden 15 Montague Street London WC1B 5BJ
Replacement and extension of existing conservatory to the rear at lower ground floor leve…
2024/0588/P
2024 Approved
The Montague On The Garden 15 Montague Street London WC1B 5BJ
Replacement and extension of existing conservatory to the rear at lower ground floor leve…
2024/3597/L
2023 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal…
2023/4903/L
2023 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal…
2023/4648/P
2024 Approved
29 B Montague Street WC1B 3DA
Alterations to ground floor entrance
2024/2765/P
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Installation of new and replacement external lighting to the British Museum estate.
2024/3089/P
2024 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Installation of new and replacement external lighting to the British Museum estate.
2024/3134/L
2016 Approved
Montague Bedford Gardens O/S 29A Montague Street London WC1B 5BH
(TPO REF C5) OUTSIDE 29A MONTAGUE STREET: 2 x Plane - Crown reduce by 20%
2016/1701/T
2016 Approved
Montague Bedford Gardens O/S 29A Montague Street London WC1B 5BH
OUTSIDE 29A MONTAGUE STREET: 1 x Plane - Crown reduce by 20%
2016/1926/T
2016 Approved
British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Installation of 23, 3 metre high poles and attached perimeter detector devices.
2016/0422/P
2016 Approved
British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Installation of 23, 3 metre high poles and attached perimeter detector devices.
2016/1617/L
2016 Approved
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Installation of electronic access control measures on existing doors within the museum
2016/0796/L
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