Planning application
Lethaby Building, Former Cochrane Theatre, 12-42 Southampton Row & 1-4 Red Lion Square London WC1B
Works: Extension Demolition
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for screening opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 2017, for proposed development involving the partial demolition of the non-designated existing buildings and structures on the site and the retention, refurbishment and partial extension to the listed Lethaby Building. The proposals include circa 431 hotel rooms (C1), exhibition space, a cultural use, gym, other ancillary hotel uses and 33 affordable housing units. The resulting buildings within the development include the ground level plus 5 storey Lethaby Building, a new ground level plus 8 storey block and the refurbished and extended Red Lion Building which would range between ground level plus 7 storeys up to ground level plus 14 storeys. The siting and layout of buildings within the site would define a new pedestrian street and public courtyard space.
As published by the council, reference 2020/0600/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/0600/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- EIA Not Required
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2020
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2020
Decision issued: EIA Not Required
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22 Jul 2026
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