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6, Gray's Inn Square, London, WC1R 5AZ

2026/3743/PAll OtherAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use of the second floor from office use (Class E) to a single self-contained flat (Class C3).

Received
28 October 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 6, Gray's Inn Square, London, WC1R 5AZ. Camden has handled 63 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 10 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 208 applications in total for the WC1R postcode area.

97% of all other 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 5AZ
Application type
All Other

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 September 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Obote Hope

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

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