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26 Argyle Square London WC1H 8AP

2006/4299/PFull Planning PermissionWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn

Council decision: Withdrawn DecisionWithdrawn-Council

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use and works of conversion of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) / exibition use (Class D1) to residential use (Class C3) comprising 3x self-contained flats, including a single-storey rear extension with roof terrace at 1st floor level (and retention of 120 sq.m of office space).

Received
20 September 2006
Decision level
Withdrawn-Council
Ward
Kings Cross
  1. Received20 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.17 Oct
  4. Target1 Nov
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 26 Argyle Square London WC1H 8AP. Camden has handled 2,296 applications of this type. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across Kings Cross. We hold 814 applications in total for the WC1H 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
WC1H 8AP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Development type
B1 Business, C3 Dwelling House
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2006
Consultation expiry
17 October 2006
Consultation start
26 September 2006
Consultation end
17 October 2006
Last date for comments
17 October 2006

Planning decision

Decision
Withdrawn Decision
Statutory period
40 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 September 2006

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Bloomsbury
  • Article 4 direction: Basements
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2006
    20 Sep

    Change of use and works of conversion of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) / exibition use…

    This applicationWithdrawnFull2006/4299/P
  2. 2006
    20 Sep

    Works of conversion involving a change of use of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) /…

    WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongside2006/4303/L

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    14 Apr

    Details of doors, windows openings and portico required by condition 3 of listed building consent 2014/2769/L

    ApprovedListed building consent2015/2161/L
  2. 2015
    14 Apr

    Details of cycle storage, privacy screens and green roof required by conditions 5, 8 and 9 of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2015/2159/P
  3. 2006
    20 Nov

    Works of conversion, involving the change of use of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) /…

    ApprovedListed building consent2006/5304/L
  4. 2006
    20 Nov

    Change of use and works of conversion of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) / exhibition use…

    ConditionsFull Planning Permission2006/5303/P
  5. 2000
    11 May

    Works for the insertion of a door in the side wall, as shown by drawing numbers 5989/02

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPS9905335
  6. 2000
    11 May

    Works for the insertion of a door in the side wall, as shown by drawing numbers 5989/02

    ApprovedListed building consentLS9905336

Source: Camden

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