Planning application
Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Works: Roofing Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Restoration and upgrade of façade including replacement windows, installation of new roof materials, thermal improvement to façade and installation of plant at roof level including 1.8m high screen.
As published by the council, reference 2016/6787/L
Application record
- Reference
- 2016/6787/L
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2017
- Postcode
- WC1R 5JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 5 applications since 2017: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2019/1799/P Granted
Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Non-material amendment for the installation of render finish at ground floor level, installation of a new keystone and revised landscape materials to application approved under planning permission 2016/6785/P dated 03/08/2017
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2018/3092/P Granted
Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Non-Material Amendment to faciltate minor adjustments to rear ground floor for operability granted under reference 2016/6785/P dated 03/08/17.
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2017/6651/P Granted
Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Submission of pre-demolition and refurbishment asbestos survey required by condition 10 of planning permission 2016/6785/P dated 03/08/2017 (for Refurbishment, extension and part change of use of existing building to provide a mixture of uses including retail, office and ancillary uses, involving roof, rear and basement extensions comprising 621 sq m (GEA) of additional floorspace and associated plant. Two existing residential units to be provided at 12 Gray’s Inn Square as part of a land use swap).
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2016/6785/P Granted
Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Refurbishment, extension and part change of use of existing building to provide a mixture of uses including retail, office and ancillary uses, involving roof, rear and basement extensions comprising 621 sq m (GEA) of additional floorspace and associated plant. Two existing residential units to be provided at 12 Gray’s Inn Square as part of a land use swap.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2017
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
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2019/1761/L Granted
19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Minor alteration to works approved under listed building consent 2016/6787/L for the restoration and upgrade of façade including replacement windows, installation of new roof materials, thermal improvement to façade and installation of plant at roof level including 1.8m high screen. Changes proposed involve the installation of installation of keystone to rear arch and application of lime render to rear service road walls
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2018/3089/L Granted
19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
New drawing numbers relating to NMA application 2018/3092/P affecting no. 21 High Holborn; replacing 2016/6787/L with no changes to LB.
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 4 August 2017, 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Submission of pre-demolition and refurbishment asbestos survey required by condition 10 of planning permission 2016/6785/P dated 03/08/2017 (for Refurbishment, extension and part change of use of existing building to provide a mixture of uses including retail, office and ancillary uses, involving roof, rear and basement extensions comprising 621 sq m (GEA) of additional floorspace and associated plant. Two existing residential units to be provided at 12 Gray’s Inn Square as part of a land use swap).
Granted Full applications Extension Demolition -
Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JA
Details of hard and soft landscaping required by condition 8 of planning permission 2016/6785/P dated 03/08/2017 (for refurbishment, extension and part change of use of existing building to provide a mixture of uses including retail, office and ancillary uses, involving roof, rear and basement extensions comprising 621 sq m (GEA) of additional floorspace and associated plant. Two existing residential units to be provided at 12 Gray’s Inn Square as part of a land use swap).
Granted Full applications Extension -
Grays Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Refurbishment, extension and part change of use of existing building to provide a mixture of uses including retail, office and ancillary uses, involving roof, rear and basement extensions comprising 621 sq m (GEA) of additional floorspace and associated plant. Two existing residential units to be provided at 12 Gray’s Inn Square as part of a land use swap.
Granted Full applications Extension -
19 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1no. externally illuminated projecting sign to the Shopfront (Class A1).
Granted Windows or glazing -
19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
New drawing numbers relating to NMA application 2018/3092/P affecting no. 21 High Holborn; replacing 2016/6787/L with no changes to LB.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings -
Gray's Inn Chambers Gray's Inn 19-21 High Holborn London WC1R 5JA
Refurbishment, extension and part change of use of existing building to provide a mixture of uses including retail, office and ancillary uses, involving roof, rear and basement extensions comprising 897 sq m of additional floorspace and associated plant. As part of a land use swap with 12 Gray’s Inn Square (2016/0912/P)
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