British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

This site has had 47 applications since 2021: 45 approved, 0 refused.

• 2026/2987/P Awaiting decision

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Details of fenestration and vents required by Condition 6 of planning permission ref 2023/4648/P dated 16/10/2024 for Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street.

  Submitted 16 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/2961/P Awaiting decision

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Details of windows doors, gates and vents (condition 4a), samples (condition 4b) and sample panel (condition 4c) required by planning permission ref 2023/4648/P dated 16/10/2024 for Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street.

  Submitted 15 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/2945/P Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Amendments to planning permission ref. 2025/0038/P dated 03 March 2025 for Continued use of single storey structures in the south and north entrances to provide an external search facility to the museum for a temporary period for 18 months (until 3rd September 2026): namely to remove reference to time limits in the description of development.

  Decided 24 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 2026/0132/L Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Temporary creation of means of escape opening and fire lobby in South West Workshop at Basement Level 1.

  Decided 19 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2025/5324/P Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Installation of CCTV camera on brick wall fronting onto Montague Place.

  Decided 20 Jan 2026 Full applications
• 2025/4384/L Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Details of method statement for removal of lampposts to discharge Condition 4(iii) required by listed building consent ref 2023/4903/L dated 16/10/2024 for Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street.

  Decided 12 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2025/4327/L Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Infilling of three part-filled vaults below the West Road to facilitate construction vehicle access during implementation of the Energy Centre Programme.

  Decided 17 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2025/3743/P Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Amendments to planning permission (ref 2023/1848/P) dated 17 July 2024 for Erection of new two storey building, plus basement and associated works to provide plant and welfare accommodation ancillary to the Museum following demolition of existing building and two storey structures on East Road (to the rear of 9-11 Montague Street and 43 Russell Square). Namely: Amendment to the west elevation of the East Road Building to simplify the arrangement of the transformer room doors to a standard fully louvred arrangement omitting the solid panel door.

  Decided 26 Sep 2025 Amendments
• 2025/2750/P Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Amendments to planning permission (reference 2023/4648/P) dated 16/10/2024 for ‘Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street. CHANGES INCLUDE: Installation of a door to the rear (north elevation) of the proposed Incoming Sub Station building, together with installation of louvres and air bricks to the south elevation.

  Decided 13 Aug 2025 Full applications
• 2025/2905/P Granted

  British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  Amendments to planning permission (ref 2023/4648/P) dated 16/11/2024 for 'Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street. CHANGES INCLUDE: Amendments to the north, south and west elevations of the South West Energy Centre Building to introduce new louvres and associated works

  Decided 13 Aug 2025 Full applications

1. 16 May 2022

   Decision issued: Granted

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Camden granted permission on 16 May 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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• British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

  2015/0219/L 0m away

  Retention of the temporary floor in the Round Reading Room at the British Museum for a further 6 months.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings

• British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW

  2023/4648/P 0m away

  Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street.

  Granted Full applications Demolition

• British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

  2015/1094/L 0m away

  Extend the temporary listed building consent (references 2007/2934/L, 2008/1376/L, 2011/0605/P) for ticket desks on east & west sides of Great Court for 3 years.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings

• British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

  2020/1682/L 0m away

  Installation of fire door between Gallery 60 and heavy goods lift, Level 6 North Range.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings

• The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

  2025/5570/P Submitted 9 Dec 2025 0m away

  Non Material Amendments to planning permission dated 16 October 2024 (Ref:2023/4648/P) for ‘Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street. Namely: to increase the size of the service voids in the north and south basement corridors.

  Granted Amendments Demolition 14 docs

• British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

  2014/4411/L 0m away

  Details of wall display cabinets (condition 2a); freestanding cabinets (2b); replacement window in south-east corner (2c); and replacement oak double doors (2d) as required by listed building consent (2013/4613/L) for various internal alterations and repair works to Middle Room.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing

• 2026/0825/L Granted

  88 Frognal London NW3 6XB

  Discharge of condition 4 (a) Plan, elevation and section drawings of all new internal doors at a scale of 1:10 with typical moulding and architrave details at a scale of 1:1. b) Plan, elevation and section drawings, including jambs, head and cill, of all new windows and doors, including garage doors and windows, at a scale of 1:10 with typical glazing bar details at 1:1) of 2025/3436/L (External works comprising demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single-storey ground floor extension; demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement garage; alterations and repairs to roof; repair and minor alterations to building facade; provision of new hard and soft landscaping. Interior works comprising general remodelling works; minor changes to planform and openings; installation of new mechanical and electrical services throughout)

  2 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2026/2946/L Awaiting decision

  Flat 1, 73 Eton Avenue London NW3 3EU

  Replacement of existing defective rear lean-to conservatory with a new slimline powder-coated aluminium framed conservatory with clear double glazing, on the exact same footprint as existing.

  3 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2026/3754/L Awaiting decision

  10 Great Ormond Street London Camden WC1N 3RB

  Coversion of 3 flats into 4 and internal alterations to the listed building

  2 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2026/2194/L Withdrawn

  Dunboyne Road Estate Dunboyne Road London NW3 2YY

  Installation of Air Source and Water Source Heat Pumps in basement car park with associated acoustic and security enclosures; installation of PV Panels on roof of Blocks 1, 2 and 3; removal of existing gas boilers and associated plant; installation of a new estate-wide heating network including Heat Interface Units, radiators, pipework and associated infrastructure to serve Flats 1-71; excavation of trenches and installation of below-ground heating, water and electrical infrastructure; and associated ancillary works.

  29 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 2026/3773/L Awaiting decision

  47 Kelly Street London NW1 8PG

  Replacement of concrete roof tiles with slate roof tiles (Retrospective)

  28 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings