1no. Public Telephone outside British Museum Great Russell Street LONDON WC1B 3DG

This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 2 refused.

• 2019/5339/L Granted

  1no. Public Telephone outside British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

  Change of use from BT telephone box (Sui Generis) to retail unit (Class A1) and associated internal alterations

  Decided 23 Dec 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2017/5510/L Granted

  1no. Public Telephone outside British Museum Great Russell Street LONDON WC1B 3DG

  Change of use from BT telephone box (Sui Generis) to retail unit (Class A1) and associated internal alterations

  Decided 16 Nov 2017 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2017/4458/P Refused

  1no. Public Telephone outside British Museum Great Russell Street LONDON WC1B 3DG

  Change of use from BT telephone box (Sui Generis) to retail unit (Class A1) and associated alterations

  Decided 16 Nov 2017 Full applications

1. 23 Dec 2019

   Decision issued: Refused and Warning of Enforcement Action to be Taken

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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• 1no. Public Telephone outside British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

  2019/5339/L 50 yards away

  Change of use from BT telephone box (Sui Generis) to retail unit (Class A1) and associated internal alterations

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings

• Outside The British Museum on the corner of Great Russell Street wth Montague Street London WC!B

  2014/4568/A 50 yards away

  Temporary display of 3 x non illumintated plaques on plinth in association with Paddington Bear statue.

  Granted

• Oustide The British Museum on the corner of Great Russell Street with Montague Street London WC!B

  2014/4425/P 50 yards away

  Temporary erection of a Paddington Bear statue (1140mm in height) on a plinth (810mm x 810mm) with a total height of 1540mm from 23/10/2014 to 30/12/2014.

  Granted Full applications

• 24 Hanway Street London W1T 1UH

  2019/1985/P Submitted 11 Apr 2019 50 yards away

  Erection of a single storey extension at roof level for use as office space (Class B1), the installation of replacement balustrade on the second floor rear elevation, the installation of new balustrade on the third and fourth level on the rear, together with the installation of replacement front and rear elevation windows

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 12 docs
  Small domestic

• YMCA 112 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NQ

  2019/1289/P Submitted 8 Mar 2019 50 yards away

  Installation of 2 x condenser units on Great Russell Street and 1 x condenser unit on Bedford Avenue facades at second floor level (Retrospective) and installation of screening with zinc finish.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• 111 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NQ

  2015/4503/A 50 yards away

  Display of externally illuminated banner sign at 1st floor level.

  Refused

• 2026/0369/P Granted

  Railway embankment and land west of 49 Adelaide Road London NW3 3QB

  Installation of a new DNO (Distribution Network Operator) cabinet and erection secure access gate to Adelaide Road, erection of staircase to railway embankment, associated works.

  Received 17 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3694/P Granted

  19 Charterhouse Street London EC1N 6RA

  Details pursuant to condition 19 (external lighting) of planning permission 2025/1683/P, granted subject to a legal agreement on 05/06/2026, for remodelling, refurbishment and extensions (including 3 additional storeys) of the existing building to provide Use Class E (commercial, retail/restaurant and jewellery workspace) and associated landscaping and facade works.

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3904/P Granted

  14 Templewood Avenue London NW3 7XA

  Details pursuant to Condition 5 (Tree protection measures) of planning permission 2026/2315/P dated 10/08/2026 for "Erection of an orangery/outbuilding in the rear garden."

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2025/2002/P Granted

  11 Doughty Street London WC1N 2PL

  Change of use from office (Class E) to residential to form a single-family dwelling (Class C3); associated internal and external alterations

  Received 9 May, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3551/P Granted

  19 Charterhouse Street London EC1N 6RA

  Details pursuant to condition 21 (Details of gates/barriers onto Charterhouse Street) of planning permission 2025/1683/P, granted subject to a legal agreement on 05/06/2026, for remodelling, refurbishment and extensions (including 3 additional storeys) of the existing building to provide Use Class E (commercial, retail/restaurant and jewellery workspace) and associated landscaping and facade works.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications