60 Carey Street London WC2A 2JB
Approved on 15 October 2026
Council decision: Granted
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Proposal
Staircase method statement required by condition 5 of listed building consent ref. 2025/0515/L granted 26/09/2025 for the extension of the existing closet wing at ground up to 2nd floor to provide a new stair and lift; demolition of part of rear extension at ground floor and store rooms at basement level to reinstate external courtyard at basement level; introduction of ramp and stair over courtyard to provide level access from Star Yard and associated changes to door to side elevation and dropped kerb; installation of plant at first floor and roof level; refurbishment of interior spaces and thermal upgrades to existing windows; and external repairs to historic features.
- Received
- 23 September 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Camden
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- ReceivedReceived23 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Oct
- DecidedDecided15 Oct
Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at 60 Carey Street London WC2A 2JB. Camden has handled 59 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 4 weeks quicker than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 20 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 131 applications in total for the WC2A postcode area.
100% of approval of details (listed building) 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
- WC2A 2JB
- Application type
- Approval of Details (Listed Building)
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Laura Dorbeck
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Bloomsbury
- 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 (20)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20251 Aug
Extension of the existing closet wing at ground up to 2nd floor to provide a new stair and lift; demolition…
ApprovedListed building consent2025/0453/P - 202518 Jul
Extension of the existing closet wing at ground up to 2nd floor to provide a new stair and lift; demolition…
ApprovedApplication for obs to adj boroughs25/05510/OBS
Source: Camden
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