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Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ

Granted Camden 2019/0165/L Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

The refurbishment of the Wilkins Building Old Refectory and adjacent spaces, including upgraded WC facilities, staff office space, and roof lighting to provide a new learning space.

As published by the council, reference 2019/0165/L

Application record

Reference
2019/0165/L
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted
Received
11 Jan 2019
Validated
24 Jan 2019
Decided
10 Apr 2019
Ward
Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WC1E 6HJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 7 applications since 2018: 5 approved, 2 refused.

  • 2025/4754/L Granted

    Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ

    Change in materials to the Provost terrace area and introduction of new step details, redecoration of existing balustrade, and associated works.

    Decided 4 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2025/4714/L Granted

    Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ

    Installation of exhibition boards, partition walls, and lightboxes, for the relocation of the UCL Art Museum to Rooms G17 and G19 of the South Wing Building, and other associated works.

    Decided 4 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2019/0456/P Granted

    Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ

    The refurbishment of the Wilkins Building Old Refectory and adjacent spaces, including upgraded WC facilities, staff office space, and roof lighting to provide a new learning space.

    Decided 10 Apr 2019 Full applications
  • 2018/5652/L Granted

    Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ

    Replacement of four doors within the North and South Cloisters

    Decided 12 Mar 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2017/0253/L Refused

    Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ

    External lighting improvement works to the Wilkins portico and roof and associated lighting cable infrastructure internally within the building.

    Decided 17 Jan 2018 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2016/6789/P Refused

    Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ

    External lighting improvement works to the Wilkins portico and roof and associated lighting cable infrastructure internally within the building.

    Decided 16 Jan 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jan 2019

    Received by Camden

  2. 24 Jan 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Apr 2019

    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

18 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 10 April 2019, 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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