8 Shorts Gardens London WC2H 9AU Data via plota.co.uk
2026/4355/L - Listed Building Consent
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Proposal
Repairs to the shopfront to Shorts Gardens and installation of a new drip detail Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent shopfronts.
Site constraints 10
Seven Dials (Covent Garden) 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
Town centre: West End
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.
68 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Crafts Centre, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 68 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 68 with distances
- 11 mThe Crafts CentreGrade II
- 12 m35, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 12 m37, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 12 m39, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 12 m4 and 6, Shorts GardensGrade II
- 13 m1, Shorts GardensGrade II
- 17 mCrown Public HouseGrade II
- 23 m2, Shorts GardensGrade II
- 30 m27, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 37 mCambridge TheatreGrade II
- 38 m36, 38 and 40, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 39 m14, 16 and 18, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 44 m21, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 45 mSeven Dials WarehouseGrade II
- 53 m45-51 Monmouth Street and 29-31 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 55 m37, Neal StreetGrade II
- 57 m35, Neal StreetGrade II
- 59 m33, Neal StreetGrade II
- 63 m25 and 27 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 63 m55, Neal StreetGrade II
- 63 m31, Neal StreetGrade II
- 65 m29, Neal StreetGrade II
- 68 m24 and 26, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 68 m27, Neal StreetGrade II
- 70 m23 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 73 m21 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 74 m53-59 Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 76 m61, Neal StreetGrade II
- 77 m19 Mercer Street and 21 Shelton StreetGrade II
- 80 m22, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 80 m64, Neal StreetGrade II
- 83 m10, Tower CourtGrade II
- 85 m15, 17 and 19 Shelton StreetGrade II
- 86 m24 and 26, Shelton Street Wc2Grade II
- 92 m61 Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 93 m42-48, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 94 m5-8, Tower CourtGrade II
- 95 m11 and 13 Shelton StreetGrade II
- 97 mFormer Saville TheatreGrade II
- 97 m63 Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 100 mFw Collins and SonGrade II
- 101 mLamp Post Outside Number 14Grade II
- 101 m7 and 8, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 102 m65-71 Monmouth Street and attached rear drum forming the southern point of Ching CourtGrade II
- 103 m78, 78a and 78b, Neal StreetGrade II
- 104 m34, SHELTON STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 105 m22, Tower StreetGrade II
- 109 m80, Neal StreetGrade II
- 115 m51-59, Endell StreetGrade II
- 117 m63-69, Endell StreetGrade II
- 117 mLatchfords Timber Yard Including Attached Timber ShedsGrade II
- 119 m17 and 19, Neal Street Wc2Grade II
- 126 mCross Keys Public HouseGrade II
- 127 mAmbassadors TheatreGrade II
- 127 m6, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 128 mSwiss Protestant ChurchGrade II
- 131 mSt Martins TheatreGrade II
- 135 m3 and 5, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 136 m6 and 8, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 137 mNorth WingGrade II
- 138 m81, Endell StreetGrade II
- 139 mGuild House (South Wing)Grade II
- 139 m116, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 141 m24, West StreetGrade II
- 146 mLamp post outside 8 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 146 mSt Mungo's HousingGrade II
- 148 m3-7, Neal Street Wc2Grade II
- 149 mNumber 22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
National infrastructure project about 530 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 530 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 203 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.
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
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 27 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.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 2 of the 56-day target. Camden usually decides shopfronts by day 65.
Day 263 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
44%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
17%go to committee
Plota live figures for shopfronts decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →
Consultation & key dates
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- 16 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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
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