Planning application
Hughes Parry Hall 19 Cartwright Gardens London WC1H 9EF
Relates to 2013/1598/P
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details of materials as required by condition 2c of planning permission 2013/1598/P dated 28/10/2013 (for Redevelopment, involving the retention and refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall tower and the erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation)
As published by the council, reference 2016/2408/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2016/2408/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 20 May 2016
- Postcode
- WC1H 9EF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2015/6449/P Granted
Hughes Parry Hall 19 Cartwright Gardens London WC1H 9EF
Details of lighting, CCTV and remote access control as required by condition 3 of planning permission 2013/1598/P dated 28/10/2013 (Redevelopment, following the demolition of Canterbury Hall, Commonwealth Hall and part of Hughes Parry Hall, involving the retention and refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall tower and the erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation (Sui Generis), leading to a net increase of 187 bedrooms (from 1,013 to 1,200 rooms); associated ancillary uses (including flexible space for the University of London, communal and catering areas); landscaping including two internal courtyards; together with alterations to vehicle accesses, public highway and alterations to Cartwright Gardens, including modification of access to and landscaping within the Gardens.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2016
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2013/1598/P Granted
University of London Garden Halls and Cartwright Gardens Open Space London WC1H 9FF - 9EF
Redevelopment, following the demolition of Canterbury Hall, Commonwealth Hall and part of Hughes Parry Hall, involving the retention and refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall tower and the erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation (Sui Generis), leading to a net increase of 187 bedrooms (from 1,013 to 1,200 rooms); associated ancillary uses (including flexible space for the University of London, communal and catering areas); landscaping including two internal courtyards; together with alterations to vehicle accesses, public highway and alterations to Cartwright Gardens, including modification of access to and landscaping within the Gardens.
What this grant of permission means
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Hughes Parry Hall 19 Cartwright Gardens London WC1H 9EF
Details of lighting, CCTV and remote access control as required by condition 3 of planning permission 2013/1598/P dated 28/10/2013 (Redevelopment, following the demolition of Canterbury Hall, Commonwealth Hall and part of Hughes Parry Hall, involving the retention and refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall tower and the erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation (Sui Generis), leading to a net increase of 187 bedrooms (from 1,013 to 1,200 rooms); associated ancillary uses (including flexible space for the University of London, communal and catering areas); landscaping including two internal courtyards; together with alterations to vehicle accesses, public highway and alterations to Cartwright Gardens, including modification of access to and landscaping within the Gardens.)
Granted Full applications Demolition -
University of London Garden Halls and Cartwright Gardens Open Space London WC1H 9FF - 9EF
Application for non material amendments to internal layout and elevations (as set out in revision schedule document) and modification of condition no.26, in connection with the retention & refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall Tower & erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation approved under planning permission (2013/1598/P) dated 28/11/2013.
Granted Full applications -
University of London Garden Halls and Cartwright Gardens Open Space London WC1H 9FF - 9EF
Redevelopment, following the demolition of Canterbury Hall, Commonwealth Hall and part of Hughes Parry Hall, involving the retention and refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall tower and the erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation (Sui Generis), leading to a net increase of 187 bedrooms (from 1,013 to 1,200 rooms); associated ancillary uses (including flexible space for the University of London, communal and catering areas); landscaping including two internal courtyards; together with alterations to vehicle accesses, public highway and alterations to Cartwright Gardens, including modification of access to and landscaping within the Gardens.
Granted Full applications Demolition -
University of London Garden Halls and Cartwright Gardens Open Space London WC1H 9FF -
Demolition of Canterbury Hall, Commonwealth Hall and part of Hughes Parry Hall, relating to the retention and refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall tower and the erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation (Sui Generis), leading to a net increase of 187 bedrooms (from 1,013 to 1,200 rooms); associated ancillary uses (including flexible space for the University of London, communal and catering areas); landscaping including two internal courtyards; together with alterations to vehicle accesses, public highway and alterations to Cartwright Gardens, including modification of access to and landscaping within the Gardens.
Granted Demolition -
University of London Hughes Parry Hall 19 Cartwright Gardens London WC1H 9EF
Non-material amendments to planning permission ref. 2013/1598/P granted on 28/11/2013 for the removal of window, removal of staircase, removal of 4x previously approved louvers, raising of parapets by 300mm at L14 Hughes Parry Tower and raising the parapets of the double lift overruns in the main building by 335mm
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
University of London Cartwright Gardens Open Space London WC1H 9EF
Application for non-material amendments to conditions 10 and 20 of planning permission granted on 28/11/2013 (ref 2013/159/P for the retention & refurbishment of Hughes Parry Hall Tower & erection of a 5-9 storey (plus basement level) building comprising new student accommodation namely, to allow the written programme of ground investigation to be submitted after demolition has taken place and allow the lighting details to be submitted in two stages.
Granted Full applications Demolition
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