Planning application
15 & 16 Bedford Square London WC1B 3JA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of air conditioning system to service the archives at lower ground floor level, with the installation of condenser units to the rear lightwell of no.16.
As published by the council, reference 2018/2182/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2018/2182/P
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 May 2018
- Validated
- 22 May 2018
- Decided
- 18 Jan 2019
- Ward
- Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1B 3JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 4 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/2385/L Granted
15-16 Bedford Square London WC1B 3JA
Existing lantern light to rear of No.16 Bedford Square to be removed and replaced with modern equivalent.
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2019/2096/L Granted
15 & 16 Bedford Square London WC1B 3JA
Repairs to stone floor to ground floor lobby of No.16 Repairs and draught proofing to external windows and doors. Replacement lower sash to rear window of No.15 and new handrail to stairwells in Nos.15 and 16.
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2018/2365/L Granted
15 & 16 Bedford Square London WC1B 3JA
Installation of air conditioning system to service the archives at lower ground floor level, with the installation of condenser units to the rear lightwell of no.16.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 May 2018
Received by Camden
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22 May 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Jan 2019
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Sep 2026
Status changed to FINAL DECISION
Previously Final Decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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15 & 16 Bedford Square London WC1B 3JA
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Repairs to stone floor to ground floor lobby of No.16 Repairs and draught proofing to external windows and doors. Replacement lower sash to rear window of No.15 and new handrail to stairwells in Nos.15 and 16.
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