Planning application
New Court 48 Carey Street London WC2A 2JE
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and construction of a replacement building comprising sub basement, basement, ground and nine upper floors to provide 194 residential flats, with ancillary gym/fitness centre, car and cycle parking spaces and building services plant on the basement and sub-basement levels.
As published by the council, reference 2015/1490/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2015/1490/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Refused As published: Objection
- Decided
- 28 May 2015
- Postcode
- WC2A 2JE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 6 applications since 2011: 1 approved, 3 refused.
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2014/1569/P Withdrawn
New Court 48 Carey Street London WC2A 2JE
Demolition of existing building and construction of a replacement building comprising sub-basement, basement, ground and eight upper floors to provide 148 residential flats, with ancillary gym/fitness centre, car and cycle parking spaces and building services plant on the basement and sub-basement levels., AMENDED DRAWINGS FOLLOWING DEFERRAL FROM COMMITTEE 10.12.2013: i) Masonry wall on North and West elevations extended upwards by one storey ii) massing reduced at Level 07 on North-West corner of building
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2012/4805/P Refused
New Court 48 Carey Street London WC2A 2JE
Demolition of existing building and provision of a replacement building comprising sub-basement, basement, ground plus 8 upper floors to provide 148 residential apartments, with ancillary gym/ fitness centre, car and cycle-parking parking spaces and building services plant on the basement and sub-basement levels.
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2012/4804/P Refused
New Court 48 Carey Street London WC2A 2JE
Demolition of existing building and provision of two replacement buildings (with combined sub-basement and basement levels accommodating car and cycle -parking spaces, cyclists' facilities and building services plant), one building comprising ground plus 7 upper floors for mainly office use (Class B1) incorporating ground floor accommodation for retail or cafe or offices (A1/A3 or B1) and the other comprising ground plus 6 upper floors providing 25 residential units and two retail or cafe units (A1/A3) at ground floor level, and a new public place between the two buildings.
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2012/2478/P Withdrawn
New Court 48 Carey Street London WC2A 2JE
Observations to the adjoining City of Westminster for continued temporary use of part ground and first, fourth and fifth floors until 29 September 2014 for dual/alternative use as office use (Class B1) and/or education use (Class D1) and temporary use of remainder of ground floor and second, third and sixth floors from office use (Class B1) to dual/alternative use as office (Class B1) and/or education use (Class D1) until 29 September 2014.
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2011/1175/P Granted
New Court 48 Carey Street LONDON WC2A 2JE
Observation to adjoining borough for dual/alternative change of use of the fourth and fifth floors as office (Class B1) and/or education use (Class D1) for a temporary period until 12 March 2012.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2015
Decision issued: Objection
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22 Jul 2026
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