9 Bedford Square London WC1B 3RE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from office (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to form a single dwelling house, repair and re-decoration of front and rear elevations, associated internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 7 Dec 2026, from Camden's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 12
Show all 16 with distances
- 0 mNumbers 1-10 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 22 mThirty Seven Lamp Standards Around the SquareGrade II
- 29 mNumber 11 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 33 mGates, Boundary Walls and Railings to Rear Garden of Numbers 2-20 Gower StreetGrade II
- 33 mRailings and Gates to Private Garden in Middle of SquareGrade II
- 37 mNumbers 12-27 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 39 mNumbers 2 to 20 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 54 mThe British MuseumGrade I
- 55 mNumbers 1 to 15 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 60 mThe British Museum King Edward Vii Galleries and Attached Wall and LionsGrade I
- 82 mNumbers 24-60 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 83 mSenate House and Institute of Education (University of London) and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 85 mNumbers 40-54 and Attached RailingsGrade I
- 119 mGarden House in Private Garden in Middle of SquareGrade II
- 120 mLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- 123 mNumbers 15a and 17 to 49 and Attached RailingsGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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 1
Last sold for £521,267 in August 2002. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 140, past the statutory target. 46% of changes of use in Camden are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Nov 2026.
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
- 26 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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The consultation period closed on 26 Jul 2026.