Planning application
Generator Hostel MacNaughton House Compton Place London WC1H 9SE
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a new front entrance to hostel with covered loggia entrance, acoustic glazed atrium with green wall to enclose a new platform lift for luggage & disabled guests and reconfiguration of existing front fire escape stairs; Erection of new door and staircase to provide additional access to rear external courtyard.
As published by the council, reference 2015/2091/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2015/2091/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2015
- Postcode
- WC1H 9SE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2015: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2015/4979/P Granted
Generator Hostel MacNaughton House Compton Place London WC1H 9SE
Variation of condition 3 (approved drawings) and temporary removal of condition 6 (hours of use of rear smoking area) of planning permission 2015/2091/P granted on 6th August 2015 (for erection of a new front entrance to hostel and erection of new door and staircase to provide additional access to rear external courtyard.) namely to remove seating from rear courtyard and 24 hour use of rear smoking area from commencement of use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2015
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2015/4979/P Granted
Generator Hostel MacNaughton House Compton Place London WC1H 9SE
Variation of condition 3 (approved drawings) and temporary removal of condition 6 (hours of use of rear smoking area) of planning permission 2015/2091/P granted on 6th August 2015 (for erection of a new front entrance to hostel and erection of new door and staircase to provide additional access to rear external courtyard.) namely to remove seating from rear courtyard and 24 hour use of rear smoking area from commencement of use.
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 6 August 2015, 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.
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