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Tower Court, Ambassadors Theatre and St Martins Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND

Refused Camden 2023/4972/P Full Planning Permission

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 30 Apr 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Dec 2023

    Received by Camden

  2. 5 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Apr 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

36 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Camden refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Tower Court, Ambassadors Theatre and St Martins Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND

    2023/5073/L Submitted 5 Jan 2024 0m away

    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.

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 2 docs
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