Planning application
40 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LR
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Existing use as three flats on 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
As published by the council, reference 2010/2785/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2010/2785/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2010
- Postcode
- WC1X 8LR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2010: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2010/1465/P Refused
40 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LR
Certificate of lawfulness for 2 x existing studio flats on the second and third floor levels and 1 x two bedroom self contained residential flat on the fourth floor level (Class C3).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2010
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 4 August 2010, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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155 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UE
Details pursuant to condition 2 (contract for works redevelopment), 3 (programme of archaeological work), 4 (programme of recording and historical analysis), 6 (lower boundary wall retained) and 7 (listed building consent approval) of conservation area consent granted on appeal on 13.6.05 ref 2003/0792/C (for the demolition of an existing warehouse building).
Granted DemolitionSmall domestic -
155 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8UE
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (hard and soft landscaping) and 4 (schedule of landscape maintenance) of planning permission 2003/0791/P granted on appeal on 13/06/2005 (for redevelopment of the site from a vacant warehouse building (Use Class B8) to provide a mixed use scheme comprising ground floor office (Use Class B1), 9 self-contained resdiential units (6 x 1 bed and 3 x 3 bed) on upper floor levels with basement car parking, car lift and plant).
Granted Full applications -
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Replacement of existing exhaust pipe, relocation of plant enclosure, addition of 1 ventilation opening, enlargement of existing window, addition of door to front facade and windows to front, east and west elevations, and addition of 2 enclosed roof spaces and 5 new doors at second level.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
250 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8JR
Internal and external renovation and repair works including: renewal of main roof coverings and structure, replacement of front and rear windows, repair and rebuild of rear parapet, repair of front elevation brickwork, installation of rear downpipe, internal plaster repairs, repair works to staircase, and reinstatement of missing cornice/picture rail.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing -
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Change of use from sandwich bar (Class A1) to restaurant (Class A3) and installation of flue to rear elevation of building.
Granted Full applications -
257 - 259 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8QT
Installation of new shopfronts and entrance doors, plus railings and pavement lights in forecourt to ground floor offices (Class B1).
Granted Full applications
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2026/0990/P Refused
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Change of use from office space and restaurant use (Class E) and members club (Sui Generis) to affordable workspace and restaurant use (Class E) and 1 x residential unit on the third and fourth floors (Class C3). Erection of a two-storey roof extension across 19 Greville Street and 1 Bleeding Heart Yard, including alterations at second-floor level to the interior courtyard elevation, ground-floor fenestration changes, and a roof terrace for the associated residential unit.
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2026/3044/P Granted
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Details to discharge Condition 25 Part A (Air Quality Monitoring) of planning permission ref. 2020/1481/P dated 17/05/24 for 'Redevelopment of site to provide new and reconfigured community centre and ancillary residential accommodation (Class D1/ D2) involving alterations to retained buildings at No's. 50, 51 and 52 Camden Square including replacement of two storey 'link' building; demolition of Murray Street and Murray Mews buildings and replacement with part-three / part-four storey building (plus basement level) with second and third floor terraces and new entrance; associated landscaping and cycle parking'.
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2026/4338/P Awaiting decision
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Details to discharge condition 6 (tree protection methods) of planning permission 2025/4186/P granted 13/11/2025 for 'Demolition of existing two storey outrigger and replacement with part two-storey, part single storey rear extension, loft conversion with dormer and roof light to main roof at rear, new windows to flanking wall, replacement of existing windows and installation of a gate and fence to side'.
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2026/4141/P Awaiting decision
24 Endell Street London WC2H 9HQ
Relocation of three air conditioning condenser units to first floor roof, construction of an acoustic enclosure and other associated works.
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2026/3907/P Awaiting decision
Flat 1 16 Lyndhurst Road London NW3 5NL
External renovations to the front of the property, including works to the entry porch, steps, replacment front door, installation of metal railings to boundary wall and paving to front garden and erection of a glass roof to the side passage to create a bike shelter.