Planning application
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Relates to 2012/1897/P
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012 (for change of use from offices (Class B1) to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities and associated extensions and alterations to the building) to increase the size of consented windows on the existing building; changes to the front elevation of the extension; the provision of an integral gate within the extension and a canopy over the internal courtyard.
As published by the council, reference 2015/6254/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2015/6254/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2016
- Postcode
- WC1X 0DA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 11 applications since 2012: 11 approved, 0 refused.
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2017/1252/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Variation of conditions 3 (use as Museum and Archive only), 7 (hours of Museum use), 8 (hours of bar/cafe use) and 9 (hours of courtyard use) of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012 (as varied by 2015/6254/P dated 17/02/2016) for: (change of use from offices (B1) to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities and associated extensions and alterations to the building) CHANGES ARE to allow the premises to be used for public and private events (Sui Generis) and extend the hours of operation of the buildings uses and courtyard.
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2017/1376/A Granted
Calthorpe House 15-20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Display of non-illuminated lettering sign to parapet of Calthorpe Street elevation.
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2017/0921/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15-20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Details of hard and soft landscaping and means of enclosure required by condition 12 of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/12 (for change of use to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping).
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2017/0748/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Rendering of the north elevation of the development approved under planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012 (as amended by 2015/6263/P dated 03/12/2015 and 2015/6254/P dated 17/02/2016).
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2016/0967/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Plans, elevations and section drawings of all new window and door openings (scale 1:10) and samples of facing materials for extensions and boundary treatment to Phoenix Place required by condition 4 of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/12 and varied by 2015/6254/P (for change of use to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping).
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2015/6263/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Alterations to include the installation of metal grilles on the southern elevation, changes to the internal courtyard elevations to introduce further glazing, internal alterations and associated works approved under planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012.
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2015/1842/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Discharge of condition 6 (Noise mitigation measures) granted under permission reference 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/12.
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2015/2205/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Details of hard and soft landscaping and means of enclosure required by condition 12 of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/12 (for change of use to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping)
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2015/2204/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Details of cycle storage required by condition 10 of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/12 (for change of use to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping)
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2012/1897/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Change of use of the existing building from offices (Class B1) to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, erection of a two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping following demolition of existing rear extensions and outbuildings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2016
Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2012/1897/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Change of use of the existing building from offices (Class B1) to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, erection of a two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping following demolition of existing rear extensions and outbuildings.
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2017/1252/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Variation of conditions 3 (use as Museum and Archive only), 7 (hours of Museum use), 8 (hours of bar/cafe use) and 9 (hours of courtyard use) of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012 (as varied by 2015/6254/P dated 17/02/2016) for: (change of use from offices (B1) to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities and associated extensions and alterations to the building) CHANGES ARE to allow the premises to be used for public and private events (Sui Generis) and extend the hours of operation of the buildings uses and courtyard.
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2017/0748/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Rendering of the north elevation of the development approved under planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012 (as amended by 2015/6263/P dated 03/12/2015 and 2015/6254/P dated 17/02/2016).
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2016/0967/P Granted
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Plans, elevations and section drawings of all new window and door openings (scale 1:10) and samples of facing materials for extensions and boundary treatment to Phoenix Place required by condition 4 of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/12 and varied by 2015/6254/P (for change of use to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping).
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 17 February 2016, 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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Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Rendering of the north elevation of the development approved under planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012 (as amended by 2015/6263/P dated 03/12/2015 and 2015/6254/P dated 17/02/2016).
Granted Full applications -
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Alterations to include the installation of metal grilles on the southern elevation, changes to the internal courtyard elevations to introduce further glazing, internal alterations and associated works approved under planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Plans, elevations and section drawings of all new window and door openings (scale 1:10) and samples of facing materials for extensions and boundary treatment to Phoenix Place required by condition 4 of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/12 and varied by 2015/6254/P (for change of use to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities, two storey rear extension, three storey infill side extension, single storey side extension, installation of new windows, relocation of rooftop plant area, associated alterations to the façades and landscaping).
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Calthorpe House 15 - 20 Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DA
Variation of conditions 3 (use as Museum and Archive only), 7 (hours of Museum use), 8 (hours of bar/cafe use) and 9 (hours of courtyard use) of planning permission 2012/1897/P dated 25/06/2012 (as varied by 2015/6254/P dated 17/02/2016) for: (change of use from offices (B1) to a new British Postal Museum and Archive (Class D1) with ancillary bar/café facilities and associated extensions and alterations to the building) CHANGES ARE to allow the premises to be used for public and private events (Sui Generis) and extend the hours of operation of the buildings uses and courtyard.
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Demolition of single storey outbuildings to the rear of Petrone House and Calthorpe House in works associated with 2012/1897/P
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