Planning application
Castlewood House (77-91) and Medius House (63-69) New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details of bird boxes as required by Condition 32 of Planning Permission 2017/0618/P granted 21 December 2017 (Demolition of existing office building at Castlewood House (Class B1), and erection of an 11 storey office building (Class B1) with retail and restaurant uses (Class A1/A3) at ground floor level; enlargement of existing double basement level and formation of roof terraces and rooftop plant along with associated highways, landscaping, and public realm improvement works. Partial demolition of Medius House with retention of the existing façade, and erection of a two storey roof extension including private roof terraces, in connection with the change of use of the building from office (Class B1) and retail (Class A1) to provide 18 affordable housing units (Class C3) at upper floor levels with retained retail use at ground floor level).
As published by the council, reference 2020/1810/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/1810/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2020
- Postcode
- WC1A 1DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2020
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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