Planning decisions in Camden
How long Camden takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 211 decisions it made in the twelve months to August 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
37 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 52); 37 from receipt
73%decided within eight weeks (UK 73%), 86% within thirteen
92%approved (UK 89%): 186 approved, 16 refused, 9 withdrawn
10 of 321UK rank for speed, up 45 places on last year; 145 of 321 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree works | 23 | 97% | 96% | 70 | 29 of 259 |
| Full applications (including householder) | 57 | 49% | 86% | 69 | 247 of 302 |
| Listed building consent * | 72 | 40% | 100% | 19 | 182 of 200 |
| Discharge of conditions * | 35 | 73% | 100% | 18 | 21 of 175 |
| Advertisement consent * | 56 | 50% | 71% | 15 | 122 of 190 |
Delegated or committee
| Route | Share | Median days | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegated to officers | 91% | 37 | 85% | 85 |
| Planning committee | 9% | 54 | 100% | 8 |
Where the register states how the decision was made. 118 decisions did not say.
Appeals
128 appeals against Camden decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 800 for every 100 refusals; 22% were allowed. Every appeal in Camden.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 70 | 31% | 90% | 1,165 |
| 2017 * | 47 | 62% | 96% | 212 |
| 2018 * | 56 | 51% | 96% | 184 |
| 2019 * | 56 | 53% | 97% | 216 |
| 2020 * | 57 | 49% | 97% | 209 |
| 2021 * | 85 | 28% | 85% | 153 |
| 2022 * | 89 | 33% | 97% | 165 |
| 2023 * | 64 | 46% | 99% | 197 |
| 2024 * | 44 | 69% | 90% | 150 |
| 2025 * | 63 | 46% | 89% | 34 |
| 2026 so far | 37 | 73% | 92% | 211 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Decided in the last three weeks
- 42 Mornington Terrace London Camden NW1 7RTReplacement door and window at lower ground floor level to rear outrigger and installation of sandstone steps in rear garden.Approved9 Sept 2026
- Flat B 6 Priory Terrace London NW6 4DHErection of a rear single storey extension to replace an existing conservatory structure and associated alterations to an upper ground floorApproved9 Sept 2026
- 23 Delancey Street London NW1 7NPProposal to amend the locations of the approved internal layout of Lower Ground and Ground Floor Kitchen/ living areas, approved under 2024/Approved9 Sept 2026
- 42 Mornington Terrace London Camden NW1 7RTReplacement door and window at lower ground floor level to rear outrigger and installation of sandstone steps in rear garden.Approved9 Sept 2026
- Flat A 37 Grafton Terrace London NW5 4JDAlterations at rear, involving the replacement of timber frame door at lower ground floor level with timber frame glazed door and double-glaApproved9 Sept 2026
- 20-23 Lincoln's Inn Fields London Camden WC2A 3EDRemoval of one existing window and installation of escape door and window on rear elevation and the installation of a new kitchen extract faApproved9 Sept 2026
- 61-63 Cartwright Gardens London Camden WC1H 9ELDetails pursuant to condition 2 (ground floor windows) and 3 (railings) of listed building consent 2023/2307/L (Allowed at appeal APP/X5210/Approved9 Sept 2026
- Footpath Outside 141 Camden High Street London NW1 7JRDisplay of advertisement panels on either side of a Street Hub unit.Refused9 Sept 2026
Built nightly from Camden's planning register. Ranks are among the 321 published councils. See planning applications in Camden, appeals, or get alerts for Camden.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.