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2026/4341/P - GPDO Prior Approval Class MA Change of use of Class E to Class C3 REGISTERED
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the existing office building (Class E) to residential use (Class C3), comprising 17 self-contained flats (16 one-bedroom, one-person flats and one one-bedroom, two-person flat), together with associated cycle parking and refuse and recycling storage facilities. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Jan 2027, from Camden's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 1 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 12

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
39 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rugby Public House, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II*, 34 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.
National infrastructure project about 1011 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 1011 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 1272 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
Wider setting of protected view 4A.1 Primrose Hill summit to St Paul's Cathedral; 5A.2 Greenwich Park Wolfe statue to St Paul's Cathedral; 6A.1 Blackheath Point to St Paul's Cathedral; Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 190 m away: Gray's Inn; 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 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, 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.

Building

Floor area866 m² (9,322 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 82)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, 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
GPDO Prior Approval Class MA Change of use of Class E to Class C3
Postcode
WC1N 3QU
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
City Planning

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 91-day target. Camden usually decides changes of use by day 106.

Day 1195 days to the predicted decision (day 106)
33%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
1 Nov 2026

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 Approved
Proposed change of use from offices (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to provide no. 11…
2024/2810/P
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Installation of extract fan to the rear elevation.
2024/5445/P
2024 Approved
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2024/1056/P
2024
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2024
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2024/5208/L
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024/2167/L
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2024 Refused
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2024/0889/P
2024 Refused
51 Flat B Lamb's Conduit Street London Camden WC1N 3NB
Internal works and installation of two heat recovery fans.
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2024 Approved
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2021 Approved
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REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ailanthus (T1) - Prune to previous points, approximate crown reduction o…
2023/4370/T
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Alterations and replacement of ground floor office entrance doors
2023/1538/P
2021 Approved
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Change of use of building from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to form a self…
2021/5551/P
2023 Approved
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Installation of new shopfront signage.
2023/3052/A
2023 Approved
13 Flat E Great Ormond Street London Camden WC1N 3RA
APPEARS TO BE INTERNAL WORKS G2 ONLY NO CONSULT REQUIRED Formation of a new non-load-bear…
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2018 Approved
Flat 1 10 Rugby Street LONDON WC1N 3QZ
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2018 Approved
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2018/1327/T
2018 Approved
58-60 Lamb's Conduit Street London WC1N 3LW
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2018/0698/T
2017 Approved
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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

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.