59 Marchmont Street London WC1N 1AP
Approved on 19 August 2015
Council decision: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal AgreementDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of lower ground floor from restaurant (Class A3) to 1-bed flat (Class C3) including rear bi-folding doors.
- Received
- 14 April 2015
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Camden
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- ReceivedReceived14 Apr
- ValidatedValidated5 May
- Consult.Consultation26 May
- TargetTarget Date3 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 Aug
Decided in 106 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 59 Marchmont Street London WC1N 1AP. Camden has handled 2,296 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 11 weeks longer than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 395 applications across Bloomsbury. We hold 1,071 applications in total for the WC1N 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
- WC1N 1AP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Development type
- C3 Dwelling House
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 May 2015
- Consultation expiry
- 26 May 2015
- Consultation start
- 5 May 2015
- Consultation end
- 26 May 2015
- Last date for comments
- 7 June 2015
- Target decision date
- 3 June 2015
- Permission expires
- 19 August 2018
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 29 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 8 May 2015
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201721 Mar
Alterations to existing facade including ventilation grill, entry phone panel, fascia sign, projecting…
ApprovedListed building consent2017/1614/L - 201721 Mar
Display of fascia signage and non-illuminated projecting sign.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent2017/2252/A - 201721 Mar
Alterations to existing facade including ventilation grill, entry phone panel and painting of the shop front.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2017/1615/P - 20155 May
Change of use of lower ground floor from restaurant (Class A3) to 1-bed flat (Class C3) including rear…
ApprovedListed building consent2015/2524/L
Source: Camden
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- Avent Roofing ServicesVerifiedWestminsterRoofing1.3 mi
- Orient Construction Consultancy LimitedVerifiedLondon2.8 mi
- Building Services LondonVerifiedLondonExtensionsLoft Conversions4.7 mi
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