38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2502/L - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Internal and external works including provision of 2 air source heat pumps within enclosure on roof, new heating system, new bathrooms to ground and 3rd floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jun 2025
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Approved
19 Sept 2025

Approved on 19 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

38 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 38, Great James Street, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 Grade II*, 33 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.
Show all 38 with distances
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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 872 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 872 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 1165 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 84 m away: Gray's Inn
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 36 m away: 34 and 39, Great James Street; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (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 14 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £3,650,000 in March 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

15 March 2024£3,650,000
29 July 2003£1,800,000
13 March 1998£790,000

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

Building

Floor area312 m² (3,358 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WC1N 3HB
Received
13 Jun 2025
Validated
13 Jun 2025
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
19 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
The Heritage Practice ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 48 days slower than Camden's median of 50 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

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
12 Jul 2025

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Withdrawn
Installation of an unofficial "Blue Plaque" sign for Leonard Woolf at ground floor level…
2024/0747/INVALID
Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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Installation of 1 No. heat pump unit on the roof
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2024 Approved
9 Northington Street London WC1N 2JF
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ash (T1) - Fell to ground level and treat stump to prevent growth.
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7-8 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3DF
Details pursuant to Condition 3a (windows) granted under listed building consent 2021/085…
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Internal and external works in association with the change of use of building from office…
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2023 Approved
17-21 Offices And Premises At Ground Floor Emerald Street London Camden WC1N 3QN
Alterations and replacement of ground floor office entrance doors
2023/1538/P
2021 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Variation to approved drawings of Listed Building Consent 2021/0854/L (dated 27/01/2022)…
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
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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

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.