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7 Birkenhead Street London WC1H

2015/1803/PFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 15 June 2015

Council decision: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal AgreementDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Erection of mansard to create a self contained residential flat (Class C3)

Received
24 March 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kings Cross
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target22 May
  5. Decided15 Jun

Decided in 80 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 7 Birkenhead Street London WC1H. Camden has handled 2,296 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 5 weeks longer than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in the King's Cross and St Pancras conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 144 applications across Kings Cross.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Development type
C3 Dwelling House
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2015
Consultation expiry
17 April 2015
Consultation start
27 March 2015
Consultation end
17 April 2015
Last date for comments
23 April 2015
Target decision date
22 May 2015
Permission expires
15 June 2018

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
1 April 2015

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kings Cross St Pancras
  • Listed building: Grade II: Numbers 1-7 and Attached RailingsOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Basements+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, 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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Source: Camden

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