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Kentish Town Sorting Office 30 Leighton Road London NW5 2QE

Granted Camden 2020/0644/P Full applications

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of rear buildings and construction of a replacement building to the rear to be used as offices (Use Class B1)

As published by the council, reference 2020/0644/P

Application record

Reference
2020/0644/P
Category
Full applications
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
Decided
31 Mar 2021
Postcode
NW5 2QE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2020/0784/L Withdrawn

    Kentish Town Sorting Office 30 Leighton Road London NW5 2QE

    Demolition of rear buildings and construction of a replacement building to the rear to be used as offices (B1) and associated internal alterations

    Decided 8 Jul 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 31 March 2021, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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