341 Gray's Inn Road London Camden WC1X 8PX Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4702/P - Full Planning Permission New application
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of upper floors from residential flats (C3) to units of student accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2026
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Validated
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Feb 2027, from Camden's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 11

Kings Cross St Pancras 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Basements · Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: 2A.1 Parliament 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.
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 ↗
Town centre: Kings Cross
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Numbers 1-7 and Attached Railings Including Midland Hotel (Numbers 2-5) and Clifton Hotel (Number 7), Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 12 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1959 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 28 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WC1X 8PX
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Ward
Kings Cross
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
ARCHPL LTD

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides changes of use by day 104.

Day 2102 days to the predicted decision (day 104)
34%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
15%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
296 - 298 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NR
Installation of two fascia signs and a projecting sign to ground floor shopfront
P2025/2386/ADV
2025 Approved
284 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NR
Display of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 internally illuminated projection s…
P2025/2542/ADV
2025 Approved
286 - 288 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NR
1 No. halo-lit fascia lettering sign; 1 No. internally illuminated projecting sign; 4 No…
P2025/0904/ADV
2025 Approved
Basement And Ground Floor, 286 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NR
Installation of 2 no. air conditioning condensers to the rear elevation of building on fl…
P2025/2038/FUL
2025 Approved
284 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NR
The installation of mechanical plant with louvred air-grille to the rear elevation.
P2025/2052/FUL
2025
278 - 280 Pentonville Road, N1 9NR
Display of x4 illuminated fascia signs, x2 internally illuminated projecting signs, x2 in…
P2025/2592/ADV
2025 Refused
Pavement opposite no. 200 York House, Pentonville Road, London N1 9JY
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 75' LCD advert screens plu…
P2025/0679/FUL
2025 Refused
Pavement opposite no. 200 York House Pentonville Road, London N1 9JY
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P2025/0680/ADV
2025 Approved
286-288 [Basement And Ground Floor] Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NR
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P2025/0868/PRA
2024 Approved
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P2024/2659/FUL
2024 Approved
Bravington House, 2 Bravington Walk, London, N1 9AW
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2024 Approved
The Varnish Works, 3 Bravingtons Walk, London
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P2024/2268/FUL
2024
King's Cross Methodist Church 58A Birkenhead Street London WC1H 8BW
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2024/5792/P
2024 Approved
1A Birkenhead Street London Camden WC1H 8BA
Installation of 3x ASHP on the existing flat roof, and 1x air conditioning unit at ground…
2024/0939/P
2024 Approved
2-7 St Chad's Street London WC1H 8BD
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2024/2639/L
2024 Approved
LUL Euston Vent Shaft Euston Road and Gower Street London NW1 1HS
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2024 Approved
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2024/2351/A
2024 Approved
Ground And Basement, 278-280 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NR
Installation of 2no replacement louvres within existing shop frontage surrounds for use f…
P2024/0137/FUL
2024 Approved
The Lighthouse Building, Restaurant And Premises At Part Ground Floor, 283-297 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NP,
Variation of condition 5 (opening hours) of planning permission 2008/5358/P (for erection…
P2024/0882
2024
296 - 298 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NR
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P2024/1788/ADV
2016 Refused
317 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8PX
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2016/2480/P
2016 Approved
1 King's Cross Bridge London N1 9NW
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2016/2766/A
2016 Withdrawn
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P2016/1322
2016 Approved
11 Euston Road London NW1 2SA
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2016/0128/A
2016 Approved
11 Euston Road London NW1 2SA
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Camden
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#231 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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