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University Of London Union Building Malet Street London Camden WC1E 7HY

Granted Camden 2023/3207/P Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Use of the property for educational purposes (Use Class F1).

As published by the council, reference 2023/3207/P

Application record

Reference
2023/3207/P
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Granted
Received
4 Aug 2023
Validated
24 Aug 2023
Decided
26 Feb 2024
Ward
Bloomsbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WC1E 7HY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2024/1429/P Granted

    University Of London Union Building Malet Street London Camden WC1E 7HY

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2023/2312/P dated 03/10/2023 for 'Extension of screening to refuse areas, new screened storage area, and an electric charging point for trolleys.' approved; namely: addition of gates to either end of screened area.

    Decided 14 May 2024 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2023

    Received by Camden

  2. 24 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Feb 2024

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 26 February 2024, 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • University Of London Union Malet Street London WC1E 7HU

    2011/0209/L 50 yards away

    Internal alterations to accommodate the erection of 3 pairs of flush acoustic doors and frames into existing openings at ground floor level Senate House (Class D1), between the MacMillan Hall and the servery.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  • University of London Union Malet Street London WC1E 7HY

    2013/4254/A 50 yards away

    Erection of 2 vinyl banners and 1 Flag for temporary advertisement detailing the date and time of the University of London Union Freshers' Fayre event at Student Union Building (Class D2).

    Granted
  • University of London Union (Student Central) Malet Street London WC1E 7HY

    2014/4556/A 50 yards away

    Display of two vinyl banners to the main entrance on Malet Street and one vinyl banner over the side entrance on Bying Place as temporary advertisements detailing the date and time of the University of London Union Freshers' Fayre event at Student Union Building (Class D2) for a temporary period between 15/09/2014 and 06/10/2014.

    Granted
  • University Of London Union Building Malet Street London WC1E 7HY

    2025/2077/P 50 yards away

    Details of condition 4 (Samples of materials) of planning permission 2024/4074/P granted 13/01/2025 (for: External alterations to Malet Street elevation to refurbish the existing ground floor cafe, including; new stone walls and steps to create new accesses and outdoor seating area, new and replacement doors and windows; installation of CCTV cameras; removal and replacement of railings.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing
  • University of London Union (Student Central) Malet Street London WC1E 7HY

    2015/4058/A 50 yards away

    Display of 3 x banners (2 over Malet Streeet entrance, 1 over Torrington Square entrace)

    Granted
  • University Of London Birkbeck College Malet Street London WC1E 7HX

    2025/2188/A 50 yards away

    Display of 1 x internally illuminated internal hanging sign.

    Granted

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