Land Outside 72 Russell Square London WC1B 5BA

1. 23 May 2019

   Received by Camden

2. 17 Jun 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Jul 2019

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Approval Refused

4. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

5. 5 Sep 2026

   Status changed to FINAL DECISION

   Previously Final Decision.

Camden refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 72 Russell Square London WC1B 5BA

  2018/5057/A Submitted 18 Oct 2018 50 yards away

  Installation of 1 x internally illuminated projecting sign to cafe (Retrospective).

  Granted Advertising 12 docs

• President Hotel Russell Square London WC1N 1DB

  2013/7539/P 50 yards away

  Replacement of window to create a fire escape door and installation of steps and railings.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing

• 68 - 72 Russell Square LONDON WC1B 5BA

  2016/6815/P 50 yards away

  Replacement of shopfronts to all ground floor commercial units.

  Granted Full applications

• President Hotel 56-60 Guilford Street Bloomsbury London WC1N 1DB

  2020/2375/P 50 yards away

  Change of use of a shop unit facing on to Russell Square, from restaurant (Class A3) to retail (Class A1). Associated alteration to shopfront including additional doors.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing

• President Hotel Russell Square London WC1N 1DB

  2020/2047/P 50 yards away

  Change of use to partial ground floor and basement level of hotel (Class C1) to a restaurant (Class E), replacement and alterations to windows and doors, infill of lightwell, alterations to the planters and planting of new trees, and associated works.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing +1

• President Hotel Russell Square London WC1N 1DB

  2021/5980/A 50 yards away

  Installation of four flags above the main hotel entrance canopy.

  Refused

• 2026/4272/P Awaiting decision

  59 Ornan Road London NW3 4QD

  Erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6m deep and 3.87m wide, with a maximum height of 2.95m and an eaves height of 2.55m

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/4228/P Awaiting decision

  38 St Alban's Road London NW5 1RD

  Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to the roof.

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/2986/P Withdrawn

  Land at Whitestone Pond West Hampstead London NW3 6RF

  Erection of a telecommunications mast, installation of associated cabinets.

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/1418/P Granted

  Land on Frognal Rise Hampstead NW3 6SZ

  Erection of a telecommunications mast, installation of associated cabinets.

  Received 10 Apr, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 2026/3785/P Awaiting decision

  15 Elliott Square London NW3 3SU

  Erection of a single storey full width rear extension 4m deep and 3m to eaves height.

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Prior approval