Planning application
Bloomsbury Plaza 2-6 Bloomsbury Street and 52-56 New Oxford Street LONDON WC1A 1ES
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Small domestic
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Relates to 2015/3749/P, 2017/0459/P
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 2015/3749/P dated 17/12/2015 as amended by planning permission 2017/0459/P dated 09/03/2017 (for Alterations to ground floor façades on both New Oxford Street and Bloomsbury Street frontages, including new shopfronts and new office entrance portico associated with the refurbishment of the building, alterations at roof level including increased roof pitch to install new dormer windows, alterations to the rear fenestration, installation of new balconies at the rear and terrace on the roof of 2-8 Bloomsbury Street; reconfiguration of uses at ground floor level including conversion of rear courtyard building from retail to ancillary office facilities), namely to allow (i) replacement gates to existing archway and installation of replacement roller shutter to recessed shop entrance door on New Oxford Street elevation, (ii) repositioning and alterations to ground floor doors on the western side elevation of the existing single storey rear courtyard building, (iii) reduced width of two central bay ground floor windows on Bloomsbury Street elevation, (iv) installation of three new windows within the northern side and north western rear elevation in the 5th floor, (v) installation of built-in seating within roof terrace area, (vi) installation of louvred service grille to existing plant room and of a boiler flue and extract cowl on the plant room roof.
As published by the council, reference 2017/1754/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2017/1754/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 23 May 2017
- Postcode
- WC1A 1ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 May 2017
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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2015/3749/P Granted
Bloomsbury Plaza 2-8 Bloomsbury Street and 52-56 New Oxford Street London WC1B 3ST
Alterations to ground floor façades on both New Oxford Street and Bloomsbury Street frontages, including new shopfronts and new office entrance portico associated with the refurbishment of the building, alterations at roof level including increased roof pitch to install new dormer windows, alterations to the rear fenestration, installation of new balconies at the rear and terrace on the roof of 2-8 Bloomsbury Street; reconfiguration of uses at ground floor level including conversion of rear courtyard building from retail to ancillary office facilities (Class B1).
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2017/0459/P Granted
Bloomsbury Plaza 2-8 Bloomsbury Street and 52-56 New Oxford Street London WC1B 3ST
Replacement of louvered door and panel and installation of new door on the northeast side elevation and installation of new door on the northwest side elevation of the existing plant room, relocation of existing handrail and replacement of existing ductwork on the roof as amendments to planning permission dated 17/12/2015 ref 2015/3749/P (alterations to ground floor façades on both New Oxford Street and Bloomsbury Street frontages, alterations at roof level, alterations to the rear fenestration, installation of new balconies at the rear and terrace on the roof of 2-8 Bloomsbury Street; reconfiguration of uses at ground floor level including conversion of rear courtyard building from retail to ancillary office facilities (Class B1)).
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