Planning application
29 - 37 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PP
Works: Extension Demolition
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Change of use of existing office building (Class B1) to 150 bedroom hotel (Class C1) with ancillary bar and restaurant facilities, including demolition of existing rear extension, external alterations, and infilling of undercroft.
As published by the council, reference 2012/1302/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2012/1302/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2012
- Postcode
- WC1R 4PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2011: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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2011/3116/P Withdrawn
29 - 37 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PP
Change of use of existing office (B1a) to create a new 158 Bedrooms hotel (Class C1) with ancillary bar and restaurant facilities at ground and basement level; alterations to the front and rear elevations including the demolition of existing ground floor rear extension; infill of existing recess between ground and forth floor at Red Lion Street elevation; provision of an infill parking area with bicycle storage, and servicing facilities at basement level; erection of an extension to the fifth an sixth floor and installation of a sub station at basement level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2012
Decision issued: Refused
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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4 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2014/2334/P Granted
29 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PS
Details of mechanical plant and noise levels required by condition 6 of planning permission 2012/1302/P allowed on appeal under APP/X5210/A/12/2185213 on 11/6/13 (for change of use of existing offices to hotel and associated external works).
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2014/1134/P Granted
29 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PS
Details of sample panels of all facing materials (condition 4) of the appeal decision ref: APP/X5210/A/12/2185213 granted on 11/06/2013 (Ref: 2012/1302/P for the change of use of existing office building (Class B1) to 150 bedroom hotel (Class C1) with ancillary bar and restaurant facilities, including demolition of existing rear extension, external alterations, and infilling of undercroft.)
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2014/0606/P Granted
29 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PS
Relocation of substation, installation of new windows to replace existing windows, and other associated alterations, allowed at appeal under APP/X5210/A/12/2185213 on 11/06/2013 (for change of use of existing offices to hotel and associated external works) (ref: 2012/1302/P)
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2014/0306/P Granted
29 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PS
Details of cycle storage (condition 5) and wheelchair standards (condition 8) of planning permission 2012/1302/P allowed at appeal under APP/X5210/A/12/2185213 on 11/06/13 (for change of use of existing offices to hotel and associated external works).
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Relocation of substation, installation of new windows to replace existing windows, and other associated alterations, allowed at appeal under APP/X5210/A/12/2185213 on 11/06/2013 (for change of use of existing offices to hotel and associated external works) (ref: 2012/1302/P)
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