Skip to content

233 - 241 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8RB

2011/0361/PFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 31 March 2011

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Alterations to existing Telephone Exchange building to include the installation of metal louvre extraction vents to the rear elevation at first, second and third floor levels, one air outlet attenuator at ground floor level, 2 x condensing units to roof level with new acoustic screen & louvers and an extension to the rear flue and associated works.

Received
24 January 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kings Cross
  1. Received24 Jan
  2. Validated4 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 233 - 241 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8RB. Camden has handled 2,296 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 2 weeks longer than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across Kings Cross. 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
WC1X 8RB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Development type
B2 General Industry
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 February 2011
Consultation expiry
2 March 2011
Consultation start
9 February 2011
Consultation end
2 March 2011
Last date for comments
2 March 2011
Permission expires
31 March 2014

Publicity

Site notice start
9 February 2011

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bloomsbury
  • Article 4 direction: Basements+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Battle Bridge House, Offices And Premises At Basement-6th Floors 300-306 Gray's Inn Road…Register site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Camden

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near WC1X

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for single-storey rear extensions on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address