Part Ground Floor and Basement 178 High Holborn London WC1V 7AA

1. 28 Jun 2023

   Received by Camden

2. 31 Jul 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Dec 2023

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• London School Of Economics High Holborn Hall Of Residence, 178 High Holborn London WC1V 7AA

  2022/4048/P 50 yards away

  Replacement emergency generator on roof; refurbishment of plant space to house a concealed fuel tank room on the ground floor; associated works

  Granted Full applications

• 178 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON WC1V 7AA

  2011/5419/P 50 yards away

  Installation of forty solar PV arrays at roof level comprising of forty panels in total to halls of residence.

  Granted Full applications

• 178 High Holborn London School of Economics London WC1V 7AA

  2014/3141/A 50 yards away

  Installation of 1x projecting sign to front elevation.

  Granted

• 178 High Holborn London WC1V 7AA

  2024/0461/A Submitted 5 Feb 2024 50 yards away

  2 x internally illuminated fascia signs, 1 x internally illuminated projecting sign and 1 x digital display screen.

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• High Holborn London Borough Of Camden London

  25/05951/OBS Submitted 20 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  [Multiple Addresses] Redevelopment of Selkirk House, 166 High Holborn, 1 Museum Street, 10-12 Museum Street, 35-41 New Oxford Street and 16A-18 West Central Street. Variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, of planning permission 2024/4662/P dated 6 August 2025, namely to reflect design refinements across the One Museum Street, West Central Street, Vine Lane and High Holborn buildings, including minor changes to internal layouts, façade design adjustments to improve ventilation and daylighting, updated balustrades to meet fire requirements, revised entrances and active frontages, reconfigured and separated basements, relocated refuse stores and amenity areas.

  Awaiting decision 1 doc

• St Giles House, Ground Floor Corner Retail Unit High Holburn/Drury Lane London WC2B 5RA

  2023/0428/P 50 yards away

  Change of use from restaurant (Class E (b)) to mixed restaurant and takeaway use (Sui Generis). Retrospective.

  Granted Full applications

• 2026/0990/P Refused

  1 Bleeding Heart Yard & 19 Greville Street London EC1N 8SJ

  Change of use from office space and restaurant use (Class E) and members club (Sui Generis) to affordable workspace and restaurant use (Class E) and 1 x residential unit on the third and fourth floors (Class C3). Erection of a two-storey roof extension across 19 Greville Street and 1 Bleeding Heart Yard, including alterations at second-floor level to the interior courtyard elevation, ground-floor fenestration changes, and a roof terrace for the associated residential unit.

  Received 26 Mar, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3044/P Granted

  London Irish Centre 50-52 Camden Square London NW1 9XB

  Details to discharge Condition 25 Part A (Air Quality Monitoring) of planning permission ref. 2020/1481/P dated 17/05/24 for 'Redevelopment of site to provide new and reconfigured community centre and ancillary residential accommodation (Class D1/ D2) involving alterations to retained buildings at No's. 50, 51 and 52 Camden Square including replacement of two storey 'link' building; demolition of Murray Street and Murray Mews buildings and replacement with part-three / part-four storey building (plus basement level) with second and third floor terraces and new entrance; associated landscaping and cycle parking'.

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 2026/4338/P Awaiting decision

  32 Willoughby Road London NW3 1RU

  Details to discharge condition 6 (tree protection methods) of planning permission 2025/4186/P granted 13/11/2025 for 'Demolition of existing two storey outrigger and replacement with part two-storey, part single storey rear extension, loft conversion with dormer and roof light to main roof at rear, new windows to flanking wall, replacement of existing windows and installation of a gate and fence to side'.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 2026/4141/P Awaiting decision

  24 Endell Street London WC2H 9HQ

  Relocation of three air conditioning condenser units to first floor roof, construction of an acoustic enclosure and other associated works.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3907/P Awaiting decision

  Flat 1 16 Lyndhurst Road London NW3 5NL

  External renovations to the front of the property, including works to the entry porch, steps, replacment front door, installation of metal railings to boundary wall and paving to front garden and erection of a glass roof to the side passage to create a bike shelter.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications