Planning application
Tower Court, Ambassadors Theatre and St Martins Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Fixing of 12 x eyelet anchors on Tower Court elevations of Ambassadors Theatre and St Martin's Theatre, and suspension of festoon lighting across Tower Court.
As published by the council, reference 2023/4972/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/4972/P
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 21 Dec 2023
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2024
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2024
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC2H 9ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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2023/5073/L Refused
Tower Court, Ambassadors Theatre and St Martins Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND
Fixing of 12 x eyelet anchors on Tower Court elevations of Ambassadors Theatre and St Martins Theatre, and suspension of festoon lighting across Tower Court.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Dec 2023
Received by Camden
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5 Jan 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2024
Decision issued: Refused
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22 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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