3-5 Bedford Row London WC1R 4BU
Approved on 3 September 2026
Council decision: Granted
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Proposal
Internal works and alterations to facilitate office use.
- Received
- 24 August 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Camden
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- ReceivedReceived24 Aug
- ValidatedValidated21 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Aug
- DecidedDecided3 Sep
Decided in 13 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a listed building consent application at 3-5 Bedford Row London WC1R 4BU. Camden has handled 351 applications of this type. This one was decided in 10 days, 6 weeks quicker than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 338 applications across Holborn and Covent Garden. We hold 208 applications in total for the WC1R postcode area.
98% of listed building consent 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
- WC1R 4BU
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 August 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Rose Todd
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Bloomsbury
- Article 4 direction: Basements+1 more
- Brownfield land register: 46, 47 & 47a Bedford Row London WC1R 4LRRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202322 Aug
Listed Building Consent relating to extensions and alterations of 3 - 5 Bedford Row and 3 - 5 Jockey's…
ApprovedListed building consent2023/3447/L - 202322 Aug
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans & Documents) of planning reference 2022/4518/P
ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)2023/3445/P - 20043 Sep
Formation of office rooms within internal basement car park, togeather with internal alterations including…
WithdrawnListed building consent2004/3859/L - 20043 Sep
The installation of mechanical plant at roof level.
WithdrawnFull Planning Permission2004/3856/P
Source: Camden
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