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Churchill House 35 Red Lion Square London Camden WC1R 4SG

2026/3113/PFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use from Sui Generis (Institutional Use) to Hotel (C1), removal of the existing upper levels on floors seven Red Lion Square), five and six (Drake Street) and erection of new floors (7th floor - Red Lion Square) (5th, 6th and 7th floors - Drake Street) to make an 8 storey building throughout, retention and alterations to the facades including entrance and bay on Red Lion Square.

Received
23 July 2026
Decision due
21 August 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
  1. Received23 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Churchill House 35 Red Lion Square London Camden WC1R 4SG. Camden has handled 618 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 338 applications across Holborn and Covent Garden. We hold 206 applications in total for the WC1R postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
WC1R 4SG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period
24 days

Additional information

Documents
82

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: BloomsburyPart of the 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Camden

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