Planning application
Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156 - 164 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Relates to 2015/6955/P, 2021/1918/P
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details pursuant to Condition 28 (Mechanical Ventilation) and 29 (NO2 System Intake Details) granted under planning reference 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/17 and 2021/1918/P dated 07/07/21 for redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works.
As published by the council, reference 2022/4269/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/4269/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2023
- Postcode
- WC1X 0AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 7 applications since 2020: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/2633/P Granted
Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Details pursuant for Condition 11 (Waste Storage), Condition 19 (Vibration) and Condition 32 (PV/Solar Panels) granted under 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/2017 for: 'Redevelopment of the site to provide a 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment uses (including subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant uses with 15 self-contained residential units (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels (summary)'
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2022/2171/P Granted
Panther House, 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Details pursuant to Condition 7 (Hard and soft landscaping), Condition 12 (Secure and covered cycle storage area), Condition 21 (Light enhancing materials) & Condition 30 (Brown/green roof specifications) granted under planning reference 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/17 and 2021/1918/P dated 07/07/21 for redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works.
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2021/2321/P Granted
Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Details of a Stage 2 Written Scheme of Investigation for archeaological remains pursuant to condition 26 of planning permission 2015/6955/P for the redevelopment of the site for flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels.
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2021/1299/P Granted
Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Details of Condition 3d (Cobbles - partial discharge), 16 (Piling) and 25 (Asbestos Survey) of planning permission ref: 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/2017 (as amended by 2020/1368/P dated 14/04/2020) for 'Redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works'.
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2020/3268/P Granted
Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Implementation of planning permission ref: 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/2017 (as amended by 2020/1368/P dated 14/04/2020) for 'Redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works'.
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2020/1368/P Granted
Panther House, 38 Mount Pleasant The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Non-material amendments to planning permisson ref: 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/2017 (for: 'Redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road etc'); namely to revise the trigger points for the submission of information regarding Conditions 7, 11, 12, 19, 21, 25, 28 and 32.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2015/6955/P Granted
Panther House, 38 Mount Pleasant The Brain Yard 156-164 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X
Redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works.
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2021/1918/P Granted
Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 0AN
Non-Material Amendment to faciitate change of development description to remove any reference to floorspace and use class granted under Planning Permission ref: 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/2017 (as amended by NMA ref: 2020/1368/P dated 14/04/2020) for the 'Redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works'.
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Details pursuant for Condition 11 (Waste Storage), Condition 19 (Vibration) and Condition 32 (PV/Solar Panels) granted under 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/2017 for: 'Redevelopment of the site to provide a 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment uses (including subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant uses with 15 self-contained residential units (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels (summary)'
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