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Electricity Sub Station Catton Street London WC1V 6NY

2026/4147/PCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Replacement and enlargement of the existing external substation access door to improve operational access, together with associated alterations to the external elevation.

Received
6 October 2026
Decision due
20 October 2026
Ward
Holborn and Covent Garden
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Electricity Sub Station Catton Street London WC1V 6NY. Camden has handled 82 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 9 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 269 applications in total for the WC1V postcode area.

95% of certificate of lawfulness (proposed) 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
WC1V 6NY
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Tony Young

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Basements+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 8-10 Southampton Row and 1 Fisher Street, London, WC1B 4AERegister site at or near this address · +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, conservation 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 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Camden

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