Whittington House 19-30 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EA Data via plota.co.uk

2025/3038/P - Full Planning Permission Approved
Commercial & major worksExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a rooftop pavilion at eighth floor level with associated terrace and extension of the existing core to provide access to the new eighth floor, new plant at roof level, new external riser to the rear elevations, together with external alterations at ground level to the Alfred Place and Chenies Street elevations and a new terrace to the rear at first floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
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Approved
4 Feb 2026

Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Members Briefing · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 10

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Drill Hall Arts Centre and Attached Railings, Grade II, about 15 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 10 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
National infrastructure project about 1364 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden about 216 m away: Bedford Square; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 37 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Camden
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WC1E 7EA
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
Bloomsbury
Case officer
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Decision
Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
Decision date
4 Feb 2026
Decision level
Members Briefing
Applicant
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Agent
Newmark
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 209 days from validation, 86 days slower than Camden's median of 123 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
32%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Camden in the last twelve months, from validation. Camden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Installation of 9 x additional air conditioning condenser units (total of 24 units on sit…
2018/5137/P
2019 Withdrawn
Erection of glazed vestibule structure to main entrance
2019/0757/P
2018 Approved
Alteration of central entrance doors to form a window and removal of associated entrance…
2018/4462/P
2017 Approved
Creation of 2 additiional window openings to western elevation at 7th floor level.
2017/1869/P
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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2021/3704/P
2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023/2251/A
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Display of 2 X hanging signs, illuminated screens and vinyl posters at front of the prope…
2021/2655/A
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Installation of 5x flags at first floor level.
2021/6170/A
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Refused
Pavement o/s 220-224 Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7PZ
Display of 1 x LCD illuminated digital advertisement panel to new phone hub unit.
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2016 Approved
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2016/3783/L
2016 Approved
211-212 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7PP
Alterations to the shopfront and louvred vent for internal plant.
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
225-226 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7QF
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2016 Approved
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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
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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

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