William Ellis School Highgate Road London Camden NW5 1RN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1232/P - Full Planning Permission Approved
Schools, care & communityExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing school building to provide enhanced SEND facilities, including internal alterations, installation of new doors and windows, formation of external decking and canopy and associated landscaping works to create a dedicated SEND garden together with ancillary drainage and external works Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
10 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Dartmouth Park 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 3A.1 Kenwood viewing gazebo to St Paul's Cathedral; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land about 60 m away.
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NW5 1RN
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Highgate
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
MJP Planning Limited
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, about the council's usual 70 days. Approved, as 98% of community buildings here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
18%go to committee

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

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10 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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2017 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2019 Approved
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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
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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

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