52-54 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8LT
Refused on 25 September 2006
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Replacement of existing timber windows with white uvpc double-glazed Rehau 'Heritage' sash and casement windows as a revision to planning permission granted subject to a section 106 legal agreement dated 26th January 2005 (ref. 2005/4289/P) (for the change of use from welfare advice centre (Class D1) and associated offices (Class B1) to flexible use as office/retail use (Class B1/A1) at ground and basement levels, and the creation of 1x1 bed and 7x2 bed self-contained dwelling units (Class C3) on the upper floors).
- Received
- 31 July 2006
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Camden
- Ward
- Holborn & Covent Garden
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated7 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 52-54 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8LT. Camden has handled 2,296 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,230 applications in total for the WC1X postcode area.
90% of full applications at London Borough of Camden were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- WC1X 8LT
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Development type
- A1 Shop, B1a Business - Office, C3 Dwelling House
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 August 2006
- Consultation start
- 11 August 2006
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 11 August 2006
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Basements
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20063 Nov
Variation to proposed treatment of raised party wall for roof extension from sarnafil to facing brickwork…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2006/5043/P - 200625 Sep
Details of design of new ground floor bin store pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission granted…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2006/4371/P - 20044 Oct
Change of use from office use (Class B1) to flexible uses as office/retail use (Class B1/A1) at ground and…
RefusedFull Planning Permission2004/4291/P - 20044 Oct
Change of use from welfare advice centre (Class D1) and associated offices (Class B1) to flexible use as…
ConditionsFull Planning Permission2004/4289/P
Source: Camden
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