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Former Royal Ear Hospital and UCL Student Union Building Huntley Street / Capper Street London WC1E 6AP

Granted Camden 2019/1874/P Approval of Details

Works: Demolition

Relates to 2015/1281/P

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

Proposal

Details of internal and external lighting as required by condition 21 of planning permission 2015/1281/P dated 20/01/2016 for erection of a 6 storey building and excavation works to create a 3 storey basement, comprising a head and neck outpatient hospital (Class D1) following demolition of the former UCL Student Union and Royal Ear Hospital buildings.

As published by the council, reference 2019/1874/P

Application record

Reference
2019/1874/P
Type
Approval of Details
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted
Received
8 Apr 2019
Validated
10 May 2019
Decided
2 Sep 2019
Ward
Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WC1E 6AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2019/1450/P Granted

    Former Royal Ear Hospital and UCL Student Union Building Huntley Street / Capper Street London WC1E 6AP

    Details of hard and soft landscaping as required by condition 14 of planning permission 2015/1281/P dated 20/01/2016 for erection of a 6 storey building and excavation works to create a 3 storey basement, comprising a head and neck outpatient hospital (Class D1) following demolition of the former UCL Student Union and Royal Ear Hospital buildings.

    Decided 1 Aug 2019 Full applications
  • 2019/1268/P Granted

    Former Royal Ear Hospital and UCL Student Union Building Huntley Street / Capper Street London WC1E 6AP

    Details of PV panels as required by condition 10 of planning permission 2015/1281/P dated 20/01/2016 for erection of a 6 storey building and excavation works to create a 3 storey basement, comprising a head and neck outpatient hospital (Class D1) following demolition of the former UCL Student Union and Royal Ear Hospital buildings.

    Decided 30 Apr 2019 Full applications
  • 2017/3392/P Withdrawn

    Former Royal Ear Hospital and UCL Student Union Building Huntley Street / Capper Street London WC1E 6AP

    Details of cycle storage, as required by condition 8 of planning permission 2015/1281/P dated 20/01/2016 (for erection of a 6 storey building and excavation works to create a 3 storey basement, comprising a head and neck outpatient hospital (Class D1) following demolition of the former UCL Student Union and Royal Ear Hospital buildings.)

    Decided 20 Oct 2017 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2019

    Received by Camden

  2. 10 May 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Sep 2019

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  5. 17 Sep 2026

    Status changed to FINAL DECISION

    Previously Final Decision.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 2015/1281/P Granted

    Former Royal Ear Hospital and Former Student Union Building Capper Street / Huntley Street London WC1 E 6AP

    Erection of a 6 storey building and excavation works to create a 3 storey basement, comprising a head and neck outpatient hospital (Class D1) following demolition of the former UCL Student Union and Royal Ear Hospital buildings.

    Decided 20 Jan 2016 Full applications

Documents

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

58 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 2 September 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.

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