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Basement & Ground Floor 23 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5BB

Granted Camden 2018/5654/P Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Use of the basement and ground floors as retail (Class A1).

As published by the council, reference 2018/5654/P

Application record

Reference
2018/5654/P
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted
Received
15 Nov 2018
Validated
22 Nov 2018
Decided
10 Dec 2018
Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WC2B 5BB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Nov 2018

    Received by Camden

  2. 22 Nov 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  5. 17 Sep 2026

    Status changed to FINAL DECISION

    Previously Final Decision.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 10 December 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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