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2023/1085/P

Amendment application at Castlewood House (77-91) and Medius House (63-69) New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG, Camden. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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Non-material amendment for planning permission 2017/0618/P dated 21/12/2017 (as amended by panning permission 2021/4162/P dated 15/07/2022) for 'Demolition of existing office building at Castlewood House (Class B1), and erection of an 11 storey office building (Class B1) with retail and restaurant uses (Class A1/A3) at ground floor level; enlargement of existing double basement level and formation of roof terraces and rooftop plant along with associated highways, landscaping, and public realm improvement works. Partial demolition of Medius House with retention of the existing facade, and erection of a two storey roof extension including private roof terraces, in connection with the change of use of the building from office (Class B1) and retail (Class A1) to provide 18 affordable housing units (Class C3) at upper floor levels with retained retail use at ground floor level.' Alterations include tv/signal satellite and stand, access ladder, mechanical smoke ventilation system and extract, glazed roof light and mansafe system. CHANGES include Lift overrun height increase; Roof access locations adjusted; Retail door height adjusted; Retail door leaf configuration adjusted; Aluminium Portal to arcade entrance introduced; Granite plinth height increased; Glazed brick plinth height increased; UKPN louvre sized reduced and brick lintel introduced; Recessed brick detail position adjusted; Low level transom to curtain wall introduced; Extent of rainscreen cladding/louvred screen adjusted; Revolving door drum size increased; Terrace sliding door height revised; Cyclist entrance design revised; and Intermediate precast piers width adjusted.

2023/1085/P

Medium
Amendment

Castlewood House (77-91) and Medius House (63-69) New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG

Submitted14 Apr
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided27 Apr
6 weeks typical decision time in Camden92% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Castlewood House (77-91) and Medius House (63-69) New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG. Camden has handled 241 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 13 days, 5 weeks quicker than Camden's median. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 294 applications across Holborn and Covent Garden. We hold 159 applications in total for the WC1A postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
2023/1085/P
Address
Castlewood House (77-91) and Medius House (63-69) New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG
Postcode
WC1A 1DG
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Amendment
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
27 April 2023
Date Submitted
14 April 2023

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.516450, -0.128380

Source: Camden