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2026/2247/P - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Replacement of existing front driveway and footpath with permeable surfacing and creation of an additional permeable driveway to front garden. Replacement of the existing front boundary wall with a shorter wall (2.5m long and 70cm high). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 94 m away: Westbere Copse
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 171 m away: Hampstead Cemetery; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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 13 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,450,000 in April 2014. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 April 2014£1,450,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area198 m² (2,131 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (43 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2014, 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
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
NW2 3RE
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Fortune Green
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
WeLoveBuild

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 15 days faster than Camden's median of 58 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
10%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Jun 2026
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
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.