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Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

Granted Camden 2015/3302/P Full applications

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom in Japanese Garden; with associated landscaping, cycle parking, vehicular and pedestrian access.

As published by the council, reference 2015/3302/P

Application record

Reference
2015/3302/P
Category
Full applications
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
Decided
18 Nov 2015

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 4 applications since 2015: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2017/6581/P Granted

    Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    Details of windows, louvres and facing materials details required by condition 3(a-c) of planning permission reference 2015/3302/P dated 18/11/2015 (Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plant room).

    Decided 19 Jan 2018 Full applications
  • 2017/2729/P Granted

    Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    Alterations to the internal layout, arrangement of PVs at roof level and elevations to the Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre approved under planning permission 2015/3302/P dated 18/11/15 as amended by 2016/2917/P dated 07/06/16.

    Decided 23 Jun 2017 Full applications
  • 2016/2917/P Granted

    Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    Alterations to planning permission granted on 18/11/15 (ref. 2015/3302/P) for erection of part 4, part 5 storey Student Centre (abbreviated); namely alterations at (a) roof level and east elevation (alterations to lift motor room, rooflights, rainwater pipe, street door); (b) west elevation : alterations to blind windows, brick cladding return, cill profile, setback piers, coping, doors at mezzanine, handrail, louvres; (c) south elevation (alterations to windows, plant screen, roof profiles, cladding materials at ramp, windows, handrail) and (d) north elevations (alterations to cladding materials to lightwell and north wall, coping).

    Decided 17 Jun 2016 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Nov 2015

    Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

12 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2018/5833/P Granted

    UCL New Student Centre Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    Submission of confirmation of SuDS implementation as required by condition 17 of planning permission 2015/3302/P (dated 18/11/2015) for the 'Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom'

    Decided 20 Dec 2018 Full applications
  • 2018/5332/P Granted

    UCL New Student Centre (Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street) Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    Removal of condition 18 (restricted hours of use) of planning permission 2015/3302/P (dated 18/11/2015) for the 'Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom' to enable student's centre to be operated 24 hours per day 7 days a week.

    Decided 16 Jan 2020 Amendments
  • 2018/4890/P Granted

    UCL New Student Centre Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    Submission of vehicular ramp paving sample details as required by condition 4(c) of planning permission 2015/3302/P (dated 18/11/2015) for the 'Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom'

    Decided 23 Oct 2018 Full applications
  • 2018/2583/P Granted

    New Students Centre Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H 0AH

    Submission of biodiverse roof, PV panels and bird and bat box details as required by conditions 9, 12 and 13 of planning permission 2015/3302/P (dated 18/11/2015) for the 'Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom'

    Decided 27 Sep 2018 Full applications
  • 2018/2075/P Granted

    New Students Centre Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    Submission of landscaping details as required by condition 5 of planning permission 2015/3302/P (dated 18/11/2015) for the 'Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom'

    Decided 21 Jun 2018 Full applications
  • 2017/6581/P Granted

    Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    Details of windows, louvres and facing materials details required by condition 3(a-c) of planning permission reference 2015/3302/P dated 18/11/2015 (Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plant room).

    Decided 19 Jan 2018 Full applications
  • 2017/2729/P Granted

    Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    Alterations to the internal layout, arrangement of PVs at roof level and elevations to the Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre approved under planning permission 2015/3302/P dated 18/11/15 as amended by 2016/2917/P dated 07/06/16.

    Decided 23 Jun 2017 Full applications
  • 2017/1352/P Granted

    New Student Centre (land between 22-26 Gordon Sq and 15 Gordon Street) Gordon Street LONDON WC1H 0AH

    Details of brickwork and metal cladding as required by conditions 4 (a) and 4(b) of planning permission 2015/3302/P dated 18 November 2015 for erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom in Japanese Garden; with associated landscaping, cycle parking, vehicular and pedestrian access.

    Decided 20 Mar 2017 Full applications
  • 2016/2917/P Granted

    Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    Alterations to planning permission granted on 18/11/15 (ref. 2015/3302/P) for erection of part 4, part 5 storey Student Centre (abbreviated); namely alterations at (a) roof level and east elevation (alterations to lift motor room, rooflights, rainwater pipe, street door); (b) west elevation : alterations to blind windows, brick cladding return, cill profile, setback piers, coping, doors at mezzanine, handrail, louvres; (c) south elevation (alterations to windows, plant screen, roof profiles, cladding materials at ramp, windows, handrail) and (d) north elevations (alterations to cladding materials to lightwell and north wall, coping).

    Decided 17 Jun 2016 Full applications
  • 2015/6973/P Granted

    Land between 22- 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    Details pursuant to condition 15 (levels plans) of planning permission 2015/3302/P, dated 18/1/2015 for: Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom in Japanese Garden; with associated landscaping, cycle parking, vehicular and pedestrian access.

    Decided 2 Mar 2016 Full applications
  • 2015/6974/P Granted

    Land between 22- 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    Details pursuant to condition 8 (secure and covered cycle storage area for 54 cycles) of planning permission 2015/3302/P, dated 18/1/2015 for: Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom in Japanese Garden; with associated landscaping, cycle parking, vehicular and pedestrian access.

    Decided 15 Feb 2016 Full applications
  • 2015/6914/P Granted

    Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H 0AH

    Details pursuant to condition 14 (sustainable urban drainage strategy) of planning permission 2015/3302/P, dated 18/1/2015 for: Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom in Japanese Garden; with associated landscaping, cycle parking, vehicular and pedestrian access.

    Decided 10 Feb 2016 Full applications

What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 18 November 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Bloomsbury Theatre 15 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    2014/3020/A 50 yards away

    Display of edge-lit signage on canopies above main and secondary entrances and four vertical non-illuminated banners to columns on Gordon Street elevation of Theatre.

    Granted

  • Land between 22- 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    2015/6974/P 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 8 (secure and covered cycle storage area for 54 cycles) of planning permission 2015/3302/P, dated 18/1/2015 for: Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom in Japanese Garden; with associated landscaping, cycle parking, vehicular and pedestrian access.

    Granted Full applications Demolition

  • Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H

    2017/2729/P 50 yards away

    Alterations to the internal layout, arrangement of PVs at roof level and elevations to the Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre approved under planning permission 2015/3302/P dated 18/11/15 as amended by 2016/2917/P dated 07/06/16.

    Granted Full applications

  • Bloomsbury Theatre 15 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    2014/6930/P 50 yards away

    Alterations to north entrance doors and platform lift, as amendments to 'erection of extensions at first and second floor levels, alterations and extension at rear lower ground level addition of new front entrance and alterations to entrance on Gordon Street' (abbreviated) as approved by planning permission 2014/1473/P on 16/05/2014.

    Granted Full applications Extension

  • Land between 26 Gordon Square and 15 Gordon Street (including Bloomsbury Theatre) London WC1H 0AH

    2015/6914/P 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 14 (sustainable urban drainage strategy) of planning permission 2015/3302/P, dated 18/1/2015 for: Erection of part 4, part 5 storey (with two storey basement) Student Centre to provide learning space and student support (Use Class D1) following demolition of theatre staircase and plantroom in Japanese Garden; with associated landscaping, cycle parking, vehicular and pedestrian access.

    Granted Full applications Demolition

  • Bloomsbury Theatre 15 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH

    2016/7033/P 50 yards away

    Variation of condition 3 (approved drawings) of planning permission 2015/1262/P dated 23/04/2015 (Installation of new plant equipment and enclosure on the roof of the Bloomsbury Theatre) namely alterations to internal plant resulting in installation of a brick slip plant screen and removal of existing brick wall for tank room and associalted access ladder and railings and installation of new access ladder and railings in lower location.

    Granted Full applications

In Camden

  • 2026/0990/P Refused

    1 Bleeding Heart Yard & 19 Greville Street London EC1N 8SJ

    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.

    Received 26 Mar, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 2026/3044/P Granted

    London Irish Centre 50-52 Camden Square London NW1 9XB

    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'.

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 2026/4338/P Awaiting decision

    32 Willoughby Road London NW3 1RU

    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'.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications