Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) 16-18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

• 2018/6045/P Granted

  Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) 16-18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA

  Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 4 (green roof details) of planning permission 2015/5759/P dated 14/08/2018 for the 'demolition of part of rear of 16 and 18 Chenies Street; alterations, extensions (including at basement level) and general refurbishment to 16-18 Chenies Street to create Richard Attenborough Theatre, new refectory, bar and kitchen, library, exhibition space, ancillary offices and student accommodation'; namely, reduction in the number of theatre seats, reduction in student rooms, relocation of green roof, creation of basement extensions, access ramp and associated internal and external alterations.

  Decided 25 Jun 2019 Full applications
• 2018/6047/L Granted

  Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) 16-18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA

  Part demolition of stage block to Drill Hall. Erection of rear extensions, alterations and general refurbishment to 16 Chenies Street to create 268 seat Richard Attenborough Theatre and library including new mezzanine floor and basement excavation and new access ramp.

  Decided 25 Jun 2019 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 14 Aug 2018

   Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

• 2018/6045/P Granted

  Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) 16-18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA

  Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 4 (green roof details) of planning permission 2015/5759/P dated 14/08/2018 for the 'demolition of part of rear of 16 and 18 Chenies Street; alterations, extensions (including at basement level) and general refurbishment to 16-18 Chenies Street to create Richard Attenborough Theatre, new refectory, bar and kitchen, library, exhibition space, ancillary offices and student accommodation'; namely, reduction in the number of theatre seats, reduction in student rooms, relocation of green roof, creation of basement extensions, access ramp and associated internal and external alterations.

  Decided 25 Jun 2019 Full applications

Camden granted permission on 14 August 2018, 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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• The Drill Hall 16 Chenies Street London WC1E 7EX

  2025/2517/L 0m away

  Details pursuant to Condition 4 (Windows Condition Survey) of listed building consent 2025/1027/L granted 22/05/2025 for 'internal alterations' including replacement of rear elevation timber joinery.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing

• 16-18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA

  2015/5984/L 0m away

  Part demolition of stage block to Drill Hall. Erection of rear extensions, alterations and general refurbishment to 16 Chenies Street to create 300 seat Richard Attenborough Theatre and library including new mezzanine floor and basement excavation.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition

• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) 16-18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA

  2018/6045/P 0m away

  Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 4 (green roof details) of planning permission 2015/5759/P dated 14/08/2018 for the 'demolition of part of rear of 16 and 18 Chenies Street; alterations, extensions (including at basement level) and general refurbishment to 16-18 Chenies Street to create Richard Attenborough Theatre, new refectory, bar and kitchen, library, exhibition space, ancillary offices and student accommodation'; namely, reduction in the number of theatre seats, reduction in student rooms, relocation of green roof, creation of basement extensions, access ramp and associated internal and external alterations.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition

• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) 16-18 Chenies Street London WC1E 7PA

  2018/6047/L 0m away

  Part demolition of stage block to Drill Hall. Erection of rear extensions, alterations and general refurbishment to 16 Chenies Street to create 268 seat Richard Attenborough Theatre and library including new mezzanine floor and basement excavation and new access ramp.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition

• The Drill Hall 16 Chenies Street London WC1E 7EX

  2025/1027/L 0m away

  Internal alterations to the planform with new openings through masonry walls and added partitioning at GF, replacement of rear elevation timber joinery, and new internal fire doors.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings

• Whittington House 19 - 30 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EA

  2012/5108/P 21m away

  Change of use of ground floor from wholesale furniture shop (Sui Generis) to offices (Class B1a).

  Withdrawn Full applications

• 2026/2516/P Withdrawn

  31 Loveridge Road London Camden NW6 2DU

  Amalgamation of the existing three self-contained one-bedroom flats into a single-family dwelling house; demolition and replacement of existing outrigger; erection of a single-storey rear wrap-around extension; erection of a rear dormer extension; creation of a roof terrace above outrigger; replacement of existing windows with timber double glazed units; installation of rooflights to front roofslope; and installation of an air source heat pump in rear garden.

  16 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3830/P Awaiting decision

  Euston Tower 286 Euston Road London NW1 3DP

  Deed of variation to allow more flexibility with Affordable housing payments for redevelopment of Euston Tower comprising retention of parts of the existing building (including central core, basement and foundations) and erection of a new building incorporating these retained elements, to provide a 32-storey mixed-use building providing offices and research and development floorspace (Class E(g)) and office, retail, café and restaurant space (Class E) and Enterprise Space (Class E/F) at ground and first floors, and associated external terraces; public realm enhancements, including new landscaping and provision of new publicly accessible steps and ramp; short and long stay cycle storage; servicing; refuse storage; plant and other ancillary and associated work.

  4 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3282/P Granted

  5 Berkley Road London NW1 8XX

  Installation of 1no. above ground gas riser from the basement flat to the meter box at first floor (retrospective)

  31 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/0483/P Granted

  100 Avenue Road London NW3 3HF

  Discharge of details for condition 47 (surface water run off details) of planning permission 2026/0404/P granted on 19/06/2026 for " Variation of conditions (2 plan numbers); 8 (quantum of commercial space); 13 (commercial windows); 15 (Wind Microclimate); 19 (commercial windows); 24 (Air quality); 34 (development quantum); 40 (Circular Economy); 44 (designing out crime); 45 (Fire Strategy); 46 (SuDS); 48 (Community facility removed), 48 (wheelchair units), 49 (TfL health and safety) to planning permission ref. 2025/0852/P (for demolition of building and provision of a mixed-use residential-led development) to secure alterations to the external appearance; internal residential and commercial space layouts; omission of community floorspace and increased affordable housing provision; cycle and car parking; hard and soft landscaping, and other associated amendments”

  9 Feb 2026 Full applications
• 2026/2697/P Awaiting decision

  Flat 1, 73 Eton Avenue London NW3 3EU

  Replacement of existing defective rear lean-to conservatory with a new slimline powder-coated aluminium framed conservatory with clear double glazing, on the exact same footprint as existing.

  3 Sep 2026 Full applications