26 Argyle Square London Wc1H8Ap
Withdrawn
Council decision: Withdrawn Application 17-03-2000Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use of ground and first floor from Conservative Club to residential (second and third floors currently residential) and conversion of ground and three upper floors to self contained studio flats. (Plans submitted).
- Received
- 24 December 1999
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Camden
- Ward
- Kings Cross
- ReceivedReceived24 Dec
- ValidatedValidated1 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 26 ARGYLE SQUARE LONDON WC1H8AP. Camden has handled 2,296 applications of this type. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across Kings Cross. We hold 814 applications in total for the WC1H postcode area.
90% of full 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
- WC1H 8AP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Development type
- Camden Dataload - used for defaulting
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 February 2000
Planning decision
- Decision
- Withdrawn Application 17-03-2000
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Bloomsbury
- Article 4 direction: Basements
- 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.
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Associated applications
- 199924 Dec
Change of use of ground and first floor from Conservative Club to residential (second and third floors…
WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongsideLS9905338 - 199924 Dec
Change of use of ground and first floor from Conservative Club to residential (second and third floors…
This applicationWithdrawnFullPS9905337
Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201514 Apr
Details of doors, windows openings and portico required by condition 3 of listed building consent 2014/2769/L
ApprovedListed building consent2015/2161/L - 201514 Apr
Details of cycle storage, privacy screens and green roof required by conditions 5, 8 and 9 of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2015/2159/P - 200620 Nov
Works of conversion, involving the change of use of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) /…
ApprovedListed building consent2006/5304/L - 200620 Nov
Change of use and works of conversion of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) / exhibition use…
ConditionsFull Planning Permission2006/5303/P - 200620 Sep
Change of use and works of conversion of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) / exibition use…
WithdrawnFull Planning Permission2006/4299/P - 200620 Sep
Works of conversion involving a change of use of the rear of the building from office use (Class B1) /…
WithdrawnListed building consent2006/4303/L - 200011 May
Works for the insertion of a door in the side wall, as shown by drawing numbers 5989/02
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPS9905335 - 200011 May
Works for the insertion of a door in the side wall, as shown by drawing numbers 5989/02
ApprovedListed building consentLS9905336
Source: Camden
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