Planning application
New Premier House 150 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AL
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extension at 8th floor level and change of use of 1st to 7th from office (Class B1) to provide 107 bedrooms of student accommodation (Sui Generis); change of use of part lower ground floor from ancillary retail (Class A1) to ancillary student accommodation (Sui Generis) and associated alterations, including plant and solar panels at 8th floor, various green roofs and landscaping and installation of external fire escape on north (side) elevation and platforms on south (side) elevation.
As published by the council, reference 2013/5917/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2013/5917/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
- Decided
- 22 May 2014
- Postcode
- WC1B 5AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 4 applications since 2012: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2014/7085/P Granted
New Premier House 150 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AL
Details of conditions 4 (hard and soft landscaping), 6 (bird boxes), 7 (green roof) and 16 (sound insulation) granted under reference 2013/5917/P dated 22/05/14 (for extension at 8th floor level and change of use of part lower ground floor and 1st to 7th floors to 107 bedrooms of student accommodation (Sui Generis)).
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2012/6294/P Withdrawn
New Premier House 150 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AL
Extension at eighth floor level and change of use of first to seventh floors from office (Class B1) to provide 154 bedrooms of student accommodation (Sui Generis); change of use of part lower ground floor level from ancillary retail (Class A1) to ancillary student accommodation (Sui Generis) and associated works including plant and solar panels at eighth floor level, green roofs, landscaping, new external platforms and fenestration alterations on south (side) elevation and provision of external fire escape on north (side) elevation.
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2012/1671/P Withdrawn
NEW PREMIER HOUSE 150 SOUTHAMPTON ROW LONDON WC1B 5AL
Change of use and extension of upper floors (1st - 7th) from office use (Class B1) to provide 184 bedrooms for use as student accommodation (Sui Generis), involving infilling of existing inner lightwells, extension at roof level to create new eighth floor, installation of plant and solar panels at eighth floor level, and provision of associated communal areas at basement level, and communal rear garden at ground floor level for student use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2014
Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2014/7085/P Granted
New Premier House 150 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AL
Details of conditions 4 (hard and soft landscaping), 6 (bird boxes), 7 (green roof) and 16 (sound insulation) granted under reference 2013/5917/P dated 22/05/14 (for extension at 8th floor level and change of use of part lower ground floor and 1st to 7th floors to 107 bedrooms of student accommodation (Sui Generis)).
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 22 May 2014, 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.
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NEW PREMIER HOUSE 150 SOUTHAMPTON ROW LONDON WC1B 5AL
Change of use and extension of upper floors (1st - 7th) from office use (Class B1) to provide 184 bedrooms for use as student accommodation (Sui Generis), involving infilling of existing inner lightwells, extension at roof level to create new eighth floor, installation of plant and solar panels at eighth floor level, and provision of associated communal areas at basement level, and communal rear garden at ground floor level for student use.
Withdrawn Full applications Extension -
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