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18 Woburn Square London WC1H 0NS

2025/5453/LListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 2 February 2026

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

External works comprising replacement of existing windows with timber framed slimline double-glazed units; replacement of lower ground floor external doors; raising parapet level of rear closet wing; associated minor alterations and refurbishment works. Internal works comprising minor alterations to floorplans, new service fitouts, structural and fire safety upgrades, and other associated works.

Received
2 December 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Bloomsbury
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated2 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Jan
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 62 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 18 Woburn Square London WC1H 0NS. Camden has handled 1,652 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 395 applications across Bloomsbury. We hold 814 applications in total for the WC1H postcode area.

97% of heritage 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
WC1H 0NS
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 December 2025
Target decision date
5 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
34 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    2 Dec

    External works comprising replacement of existing windows with timber framed slimline double-glazed units…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside2025/5452/P
  2. 2025
    2 Dec

    External works comprising replacement of existing windows with timber framed slimline double-glazed units…

    This applicationApprovedHeritage2025/5453/L

Source: Camden

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