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Approval of Reserved Matters application at British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG, Camden. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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Details of post investigation assessment (archaeology) required by Condition 4c of planning permission 2023/1848/P dated 17/07/2024 for Erection of new two storey building, plus basement and associated works to provide plant and welfare accommodation ancillary to the Museum following demolition of existing building and two storey structures on East Road (to the rear of 9-11 Montague Street and 43 Russell Square)

2026/2423/P

Approval of Reserved Matters

British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

Submitted17 Jun
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided
6 weeks typical decision time in Camden100% of approval of reserved matters applications approved

This is a planning application for demolition at British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG. Camden has handled 40 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 22 days. It was submitted on 17 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 63 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 352 applications across Bloomsbury. We hold 608 applications in total for the WC1B postcode area.

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Application Details

Reference
2026/2423/P
Address
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Postcode
WC1B 3DG
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Decision Status
Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted
17 June 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.519363, -0.126847

Source: Camden