Planning application
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Works: Demolition
Relates to 2014/6845/P
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation to Condition 23 (plan numbers) to allow for alterations to the design and materials of the approved vertically hung and projecting louvered panels and the horizontal brise soleil at level 5 parapet height granted under reference 2014/6845/P dated 25/04/16 for demolition of existing carpark and ancillary structures and erection of new 7 storey building, located on Heath Strange Garden site facing west to Hampstead Green footpath and Rosslyn Hill, containing laboratory/research space for Institute for Immunity and Transplantation, a patient hotel, Royal Free Charity offices plus a replacement carpark of 58 spaces, replacement memorial garden, plant and landscaping, all ancillary to Royal Free Hospital.
As published by the council, reference 2020/2129/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/2129/P
- Type
- Variation or Removal of Condition(s)
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
- Received
- 14 May 2020
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2020
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Gospel Oak (Pre May 2022);Hampstead Town (Pre May 2022)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW3 2QG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 71 applications since 2010: 64 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/2971/T Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
(TPO REF: C345-T22) POND STREET FRONTAGE: 1 x London Plane (T008) - Pollard back to 1m past previous pollard points. (TPO REF: C345-T16) POND STREET FRONTAGE: 1 x London Plane (T010) - Crown reduce by 1-2m back to previous pruning points. (TPO REF: G6) FLEET ROAD FRONTAGE: 1 x Birch (T037) - Fell to ground level. (TPO REF: G6) FLEET ROAD FRONTAGE: Group of hornbeam (T037) - Reduce by 2m. (TPO REF: G6) FLEET ROAD FRONTAGE:1 x Willow (T037) - Re-coppice.
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2025/4928/T Withdrawn
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
(TPO REF: C345 2002-T31) CAR PARK AREA ADJ TO THE STAG PH: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Apple (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Elder (T3) - Fell to ground level.
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2025/5205/T Decided
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
CAR PARK AREA ADJ TO THE STAG PH:1 x Sycamore - Fell to ground level, 1 x Apple (T2) - Fell to ground level.
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2025/4459/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Single-storey extension to radiotherapy department to enlarge waiting area, replacement of entrance sliding doors and window panels, and installation of external plant including 1 no. process chiller, 2 no. condenser units, and steel platform with acoustic screen.
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2025/3585/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Removal of 4x 600mm microwave dishes and installation of 4 x 900mm microwave dishes and equipment at roof level and associated works.
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2025/1595/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Installation of plant equipment at roof level involving 4 x Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs), 10 Coolers, 2 x transformers and 1 x pump enclosure.
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2025/1237/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Replacement of existing Power Transformer System on upper third floor with new Power Transformer System and enclosure on lower third floor roof; and associated works.
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2024/5470/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Installation of metal fence and support structure to fully enclose rooftop plant area on north elevation.
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2024/4365/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Installation of new Air Handling Unit at first floor, 3no. new and 3no. relocated condensers to fourth floor enclosure, relocation of 4no pipes to west facade, and temporary relocation of 2no. chillers from first to fifth floor, and 7no. condensers from first to ground floor
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2024/4642/P Awaiting decision
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Proposed extension to hospital at second and third storey level with undercroft area beneath to provide additional hybrid theatres alongside roof-level plant and enclosure and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2020
Received by Camden
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3 Jun 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Nov 2020
Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2014/6845/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Demolition of existing carpark and ancillary structures and erection of new 7 storey building, located on Heath Strange Garden site facing west to Hampstead Green footpath and Rosslyn Hill, containing laboratory/research space for Institute for Immunity and Transplantation, a patient hotel, Royal Free Charity offices plus a replacement carpark of 58 spaces, replacement memorial garden, plant and landscaping, all ancillary to Royal Free Hospital.
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2020/5087/P Granted
Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Discharge of Condition 18 (Biodiversity) granted under reference 2014/6845/P dated 25/04/16, amended by application reference 2020/2129/P dated 20/11/20, for demolition of existing carpark and ancillary structures and erection of new 7 storey building, located on Heath Strange Garden site facing west to Hampstead Green footpath and Rosslyn Hill, containing laboratory/research space for Institute for Immunity and Transplantation, a patient hotel, Royal Free Charity offices plus a replacement car park of 58 spaces, replacement memorial garden, plant and landscaping, all ancillary to Royal Free Hospital.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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