Planning application
121 - 123 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8AD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor premises at 123 Shaftsbury Avenue from restaurant (A3) to retail (A1) plus amalgamation of two units via the provision of internal ground floor opening between nos.121 and 123
As published by the council, reference 2018/4178/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2018/4178/P
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Aug 2018
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2018
- Decided
- 4 Oct 2018
- Ward
- Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC2H 8AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2018
Received by Camden
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3 Oct 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2018
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Sep 2026
Status changed to FINAL DECISION
Previously Final Decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Camden granted permission on 4 October 2018, 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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