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Planning application

156A Southampton Row London WC1B 5AR

Granted Camden 2015/4637/A

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

Proposal

Installation of 1 x internally illuminated projecting sign

As published by the council, reference 2015/4637/A

Application record

Reference
2015/4637/A
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Granted
Decided
1 Oct 2015
Postcode
WC1B 5AR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 3 applications since 2013: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2015/4521/P Granted

    156A Southampton Row London WC1B 5AR

    Installation of new glazed shopfront and ATM

    Decided 1 Oct 2015 Full applications
  • 2012/6890/A Withdrawn

    156a Southampton Row London WC1B 5AR

    Display of 2 x internally illuminated hanging signs on front elevation of currency exchange unit (Class A2)

    Decided 14 Feb 2013

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2015

    Decision issued: Granted

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 1 October 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Camden's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 156a Southampton Row London WC1B 5AR

    2012/6890/A 0m away

    Display of 2 x internally illuminated hanging signs on front elevation of currency exchange unit (Class A2)

    Withdrawn
  • 156A Southampton Row London WC1B 5AR

    2015/4521/P 0m away

    Installation of new glazed shopfront and ATM

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing
  • Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB

    2024/3260/A 12m away

    Erection of a decorative scaffold shroud wrap printed onto PVC comprising a 1:1 image of the building facade with an inset advertising area measuring 20m x 10m (non-illuminated) for a temporary period from 01/11/2024 until 01/11/2025 (amendment to temporary period previously granted advertisement consent under ref. 2023/1052/A due to building work delays).

    Granted
  • Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB

    2025/3900/P Submitted 15 Sep 2025 12m away

    Details required by conditions 4b (railing/balustrade to roof terraces) 4c (hard and soft landscaping) and 4e (cladding to courtyard balustrades) of planning permission reference 2023/4729/P dated 12/06/2024 for 'Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 2019/2985/P, dated 28 November 2019 for the 'Reconstruction of ninth-floor level and erection of tenth-floor extension following demolition of existing tenth-floor level plant room; installation of new shopfronts and pavement treatment at front elevation following demolition of existing front structure; revised treatment and landscaping to internal entrance courtyard and associated alterations to hotel building (use C1)' namely to infill below the canopy and make changes to the courtyard at ground floor, fenestration changes above the skybar entrance, replacement of existing flues and changes to the central window at second to eighth floor, retention of parapet to Russell Square face on the ninth floor and the introduction of two glazed staircase enclosures, omission of the fenestration to the rear (north east elevation), introduction of a plant facility to the tenth floor.'

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 16 docs
  • Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB

    2024/4668/P 12m away

    Approval of condition 5 (details of secure and covered cycle storage), condition 6 (waste storage) and condition 8 (location and extent of photovolactic cells) of planning permission 2023/4729/P, granted on 12/06/2024 for Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 2019/2985/P, dated 28 November 2019 for the 'Reconstruction of ninth-floor level and erection of tenth-floor extension following demolition of existing tenth-floor level plant room; installation of new shopfronts and pavement treatment at front elevation following demolition of existing front structure; revised treatment and landscaping to internal entrance courtyard and associated alterations to hotel building (use C1)' namely to infill below the canopy and make changes to the courtyard at ground floor, fenestration changes above the skybar entrance, replacement of existing flues and changes to the central window at second to eighth floor, retention of parapet to Russell Square face on the ninth floor and the introduction of two glazed staircase enclosures, omission of the fenestration to the rear (north east elevation), introduction of a plant facility to the tenth floor.

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1
  • Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB

    2025/0864/P 12m away

    Installation of external lighting.

    Refused Full applications