Planning application
Central London Police Station 16 - 24 Whitfield Street London W1T 2RA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of existing British Transport Police station and offices (Sui Generis) to Offices within Use Class E(g)(i) including removal of basement car parking, ramp and vehicle dock.
As published by the council, reference 2022/0568/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/0568/P
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
- Received
- 11 Feb 2022
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2022
- Decided
- 7 Nov 2022
- Ward
- Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022)
- Decision by
- Development Control Committee
- Postcode
- W1T 2RA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/2626/P Granted
Central London Police Station 16 - 24 Whitfield Street London W1T 2RA
Extensions at second floor and fourth floor levels to provide commercial (Class E) floorspace, new external plant area and external amenity areas at third and fourth. Alterations to Tottenham Court Road elevation involve installation of double-glazed aluminium windows and grey aluminium panels at first floor following the removal of ventilation grills. Removal of existing plant room at fourth floor level and associated alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2022
Received by Camden
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16 Mar 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Nov 2022
Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Extensions at second floor and fourth floor levels to provide commercial (Class E) floorspace, new external plant area and external amenity areas at third and fourth. Alterations to Tottenham Court Road elevation involve installation of double-glazed aluminium windows and grey aluminium panels at first floor following the removal of ventilation grills. Removal of existing plant room at fourth floor level and associated alterations.
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Minor Material Amendment to Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Ref. 2023/3808/P dated 05/06/24 as amended by Ref. 2025/1108/P dated 17/12/2025 for change of use of existing British Transport Police station and offices (Sui Generis) to Offices within (Class E), including removal of basement car parking, ramp and vehicle dock; extensions at first, second, third and fourth floors to provide additional office (Class E) floorspace; new replacement façades at Whitfield Street and Tottenham Court Road elevations; partial new replacement facades at north and south elevations; rooftop plant equipment, PV panels and green roof; external amenity areas at first, second, third and fourth floors; and associated external alterations. NAMELY: The removal of the 255m² designated affordable workspace at ground and basement floor and the equivalent affordable workspace payment-in-lieu
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