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Approval of Details application at The 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 the preliminary risk assessment pursuant to condition 19 part A of planning permission ref. 2025/5094/P dated 24/06/2026 (for: Erection of 2no. visitor welcome pavilions within the northern and southern forecourts of the British Museum and the erection of associated queuing and wayfinding infrastructure, railings, and seating. Landscaping of the western and eastern lawns in the southern forecourt and alterations to dwarf walls surrounding both lawns. Alterations to curbs and associated landscaping of northern forecourt. All for a temporary period of up to 10 years)

2026/3081/P

Small
Approval of Details

The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

Submitted23 Jul
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided
6 weeks typical decision time in Camden100% of approval of details applications approved

This is a planning application at The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG. Camden has handled 258 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 22 days. It was submitted on 23 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 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
2026/3081/P
Address
The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Postcode
WC1B 3DG
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Approval of Details
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted
23 July 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.519363, -0.126847

Source: Camden