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University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH

2023/5366/PFull Planning PermissionPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Partial demolition of Giles Slaughter Wing and full demolition of Fives Building, maintenance hut and outdoor stepped seating; erection of part 1 and part 2 storey school building consisting of classrooms, medical and wellbeing rooms, music recital room, music teaching rooms and stores, drama studios, and ancillary cafeteria and offices (Class F1(a)) with associated plant, sports area and court lighting posts and new retaining walls and landscaping; new hard and soft landscaping and drainage; new cycle parking and replacement car parking; and erection of 2no. part 1 and part 2 storey temporary accommodation buildings for the construction period only.

Received
20 December 2023
Target decision date
6 March 2024
Ward
Frognal
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated21 Dec
  3. Consult.19 Jan
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Camden90% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH. Camden has handled 2,296 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 84 days. It was submitted on 20 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Redington Frognall conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 284 applications across Frognal. We hold 2,488 applications in total for the NW3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2023/5366/P
Address
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Postcode
NW3 6XH
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Development Type
Learning & non-residential institution
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
REGISTERED
Ward
Frognal

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 December 2023
Consultation Expiry
19 January 2024
Target Decision Date
6 March 2024
Date Validated
21 December 2023
Date Submitted
20 December 2023
Consultation Start
21 December 2023
Consultation End
19 January 2024
Last Date for Comments
28 January 2024

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
76 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
28 December 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
146
Coordinates
51.553505, -0.181107
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Camden

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Associated applications

Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Redington Frognal
  • Listed building: (East side) University College SchoolOn or next to this site
  • 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 (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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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