Planning application
Royal National Throat, Nose And Ear Hospital Site 330 Gray's Inn Road (and fronting Swinton Street and Wicklow Street) London WC1
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Redevelopment of the former Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital site, comprising: Retention of 330 Gray's Inn Road and a two storey extension above for use as hotel (5 above ground storeys in total), demolition of all other buildings, the erection of a part 13 part 9 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 15 storeys) for use as a hotel (including a cafe and restaurant); covered courtyard; external terraces; erection of a 7 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 9 storeys) for use as office together with terraces; erection of a 10 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 12 storeys) for use as residential on Wicklow Street and office space at lower ground and basement floors; erection of a 5 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 7 storeys) for use as residential on Swinton Street and associated residential amenity space; together with a gymnasium; new basement; rooftop and basement plant; servicing; cycle storage and facilities; refuse storage; landscaping and other ancillary and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 2020/5593/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/5593/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2022
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2022
Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
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22 Jul 2026
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2023/0890/P Withdrawn
Royal National Throat Nose And Ear Hospital 330 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BZ
Variation of Condition 2, 18, 31, 41 and 54 of planning permission ref 2020/5593/P dated 20/07/22 for the redevelopment of the former Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital site, comprising: Retention of 330 Gray's Inn Road and a two-storey extension above for use as hotel (5 above ground storeys in total), demolition of all other buildings, the erection of a part 13-part 9 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 15 storeys) for use as a hotel (including a cafe and restaurant); covered courtyard; external terraces; erection of a 7-storey building plus upper and lower ground floors maximum height of 9 storeys) for use as office together with terraces; erection of a 10 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 12 storeys) for use as residential on Wicklow Street and office and/or provision of education space at lower ground and basement floors; erection of a 5 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 7 storeys) for use as residential on Swinton Street and associated residential amenity space; together with a gymnasium; new basement; rooftop and basement plant; servicing; cycle storage and facilities; refuse storage; landscaping and other ancillary and associated works.' NAMELY to enable amendments to the approved drawings list to enable an uplift in office/labs floorspace, a reduction in affordable workspace, amendments to the landscape design of the residential garden, revised entrances on Wicklow Street, the new loading bay on Wicklow Street, reconfiguration at basement level of the office/labs building, increased cycle parking provision, and additional basement levels, reconfiguration of the roof level plant and enclosures, the addition of flues in addition to other associated works.
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2023/0904/P Awaiting decision
Royal National Throat Nose And Ear Hospital 330 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BZ
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans), 18 ( Cycle Secure & Covered Parking), 31 (Gym House of Operation), 41 (SuDS), and 54 (External Amenity Space Details for Swinton Street Flats) of planning permission ref 2020/5593/P dated 20/07/22 for the redevelopment of the former Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital site, comprising: Retention of 330 Gray's Inn Road and a two storey extension above for use as hotel (5 above ground storeys in total), demolition of all other buildings, the erection of a part 13 part 9 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 15 storeys) for use as a hotel (including a cafe and restaurant); covered courtyard; external terraces; erection of a 7 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 9 storeys) for use as office together with terraces; erection of a 10 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 12 storeys) for use as residential on Wicklow Street and office space at lower ground and basement floors; erection of a 5 storey building plus upper and lower ground floors (maximum height of 7 storeys) for use as residential on Swinton Street and associated residential amenity space; together with a gymnasium; new basement; rooftop and basement plant; servicing; cycle storage and facilities; refuse storage; landscaping and other ancillary and associated works. Amendments include: additional basement area for use as research and development with ancillary teaching (Class E (g) (ii)), amended landscape design, installation of flues through residential building, removal of basement below Wicklow street, additional plant installation at roof level, revised floor-to-floor heights, a dedicated loading bay for UCL on Wicklow Street, revised cycle entrance and amendments to the office building elevational treatment, relocation of the affordable workspace to Gray's Inn Road.
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 20 July 2022, 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.
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