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Full Planning Permission application at Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB, Camden. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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Change of use of the ground floor commercial unit from ancillary hotel floorspace (Use Class C1) to an independent restaurant (Use Class E).

2026/1713/P

Small
Full Planning Permission

Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB

Submitted1 May
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided
6 weeks typical decision time in Camden100% of full planning permission applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use at Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB. Camden has handled 506 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. It was submitted on 1 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 294 applications across Holborn and Covent Garden. We hold 608 applications in total for the WC1B postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
2026/1713/P
Address
Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB
Postcode
WC1B 5BB
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted
1 May 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.521694, -0.124056

Source: Camden