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Kelvin House 123 Judd Street Camden London WC1H 9NP

25/06526/OBSApplication for obs to adj boroughsAwaiting decision
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Partial change of use of building from telephone exchange (Sui Generis) for use as a hotel (Class C1) with retention of existing telephone exchange (Sui Generis) at part of basement and ground floor. Proposed extension with green roofs, PV panels and external alterations to the building. Associated public realm works, including to courtyard. Associated highway and access works.

Received
10 September 2025
Decision due
1 October 2025
  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated10 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Kelvin House 123 Judd Street Camden London WC1H 9NP. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Bloomsbury conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 813 applications in total for the WC1H postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WC1H 9NP
Application type
Application for obs to adj boroughs
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
London Borough of Camden
Agent address
Town Hall Judd Street London WC1H 9JE

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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