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The Courtyard Building 1 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EB

2026/4885/PApproval of DetailsAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Non-material amendments to planning permission ref. 2024/4840/P dated 20 August 2025 for commercial refurbishment and extension of the building, to amend the wording of Condition 15 (Green Roof Details).

Received
5 November 2026
Decision due
26 November 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
  1. Received5 Nov
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at The Courtyard Building 1 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EB. Camden has handled 312 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 394 applications across Bloomsbury. We hold 395 applications in total for the WC1E postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
WC1E 7EB
Application type
Approval of Details

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Christopher Smith

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bloomsbury+1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: War MemorialOn or next to this 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 (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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© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    5 Nov

    Display of non-illuminated hoarding advertisements comprising 3no. panels arranged across 3no. elevations…

    PendingAdvertisement consentFiled alongside2026/4660/A
  2. 2026
    5 Nov

    Non-material amendments to planning permission ref. 2024/4840/P

    This applicationPendingNon-material amendment2026/4885/P

Source: Camden

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