Planning application
Imperial Hotel 61 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of three storey building to include plant room, 10x hotel rooms and link to President Hotel and the erection of a canopy following the removal of existing two storey building and canopy within service yard to hotel building (Use C1)
As published by the council, reference 2019/2766/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2019/2766/P
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
- Received
- 28 May 2019
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2019
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1B 5BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 4 applications since 2012: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2019/2400/P Granted
Imperial Hotel 61 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB
Replacement of existing windows between second and eighth floor levels (inclusive) to all elevations (Use Class C1).
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2012/2651/A Granted
Imperial Hotel 61 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB
Display of two internally-illuminated fascia box signs to retail units and stainless steel halo-lit lettering affixed to granite fascia above new hotel entrance.
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2012/2564/P Granted
Imperial Hotel 61 Russell Square London WC1B 5BB
Subdivision of existing retail unit (Class A1) and partial change of use to create a new hotel entrance (Class C1); associated shopfront alterations including new glass doors and screens and widening of columns.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2019
Received by Camden
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15 Jul 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Sep 2026
Status changed to FINAL DECISION
Previously Final Decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
54 documents on file for this application
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