Planning application
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Partial demolition of Giles Slaughter Wing and full demolition of Fives Building, maintenance hut and outdoor stepped seating; erection of part 1 and part 2 storey school building consisting of classrooms, medical and wellbeing rooms, music recital room, music teaching rooms and stores, drama studios, and ancillary cafeteria and offices (Class F1(a)) with associated plant, sports area and court lighting posts and new retaining walls and landscaping; new hard and soft landscaping and drainage; new cycle parking and replacement car parking; and erection of 2no. part 1 and part 2 storey temporary accommodation buildings for the construction period only.
As published by the council, reference 2023/5366/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/5366/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Postcode
- NW3 6XH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 43 applications since 2010: 36 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2976/L Awaiting decision
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Erection of new retaining structure in front of existing inclined rear boundary wall, together with associated works.
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2026/2855/P Awaiting decision
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Erection of new retaining structure in front of existing inclined rear boundary wall, together with associated works.
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2026/2630/P Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/5366/P dated 08/10/2025 (for: Partial demolition of Giles Slaughter Wing and full demolition of Fives Building, maintenance hut and outdoor stepped seating; erection of part 1 and part 2 storey school building consisting of classrooms, medical and wellbeing rooms, music recital room, music teaching rooms and stores, drama studios, and ancillary cafeteria and offices (Class F1(a)) with associated plant, sports area and court lighting posts and new retaining walls and landscaping; new hard and soft landscaping and drainage; new cycle parking and replacement car parking; and erection of 2no. part 1 and part 2 storey temporary accommodation buildings for the construction period only) NAMELY, changes to windows, tennis court roof, railings, green roof, plant access, landscaping, drama studio roof, evacuation lift and fire escape door
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2026/2628/P Awaiting decision
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2023/5366/P dated 08/10/2025 (for: Partial demolition of Giles Slaughter Wing and full demolition of Fives Building, maintenance hut and outdoor stepped seating; erection of part 1 and part 2 storey school building consisting of classrooms, medical and wellbeing rooms, music recital room, music teaching rooms and stores, drama studios, and ancillary cafeteria and offices (Class F1(a)) with associated plant, sports area and court lighting posts and new retaining walls and landscaping; new hard and soft landscaping and drainage; new cycle parking and replacement car parking; and erection of 2no. part 1 and part 2 storey temporary accommodation buildings for the construction period only) NAMELY, new flue enclosure, removal of rooflight, and alterations to green roof, parapet and ductwork to servery area
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2026/1043/P Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Erection of a temporary modular cabin to provide welfare facilities for catering staff for a period of 4 years only.
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2025/5089/T Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
ON FROGNAL FRONTAGE: 1 x Silver Maple (T2) - Crown reduce eastern growth towards building line by 2.5m to a height of 12m. 1 x Silver Maple (T4) - Remove epicormic growth. 1 x Silver Maple (T5) - Remove crossing branches. 1 x Silver Maple (T9) - Crown thin 10%. Reduce eastern crown 6m - 10m height. 2m - 2.5m branch lengths to balance with remainder of crown. 1 x Silver Maple (T10) - Crown lift to 5m. Reduce mid - upper eastern crown 2m - 2.5m branch lengths to balance with remainder of crown. 1 x Silver Maple (T11) - Crown clean. 1 x Silver Maple (T12) - Crown lift to 5m. Prune eastern crown by up to 2m branch lengths. Crown clean. 1 x Silver Maple (T14) - Prune lowest southern branch up to 2m. 2 x Red Oaks (T18 & T19) - Prune south crown 1m - 1.5m branch lengths. IN GROUNDS TO REAR: 1 x Red Oak (T20) - Prune east crown 2m - 2.5m branch lengths. 1 x English Oak (T28) - Lift 1 x low branch to south pruning 1.5m - 2m branch lengths to lift over building. Crown reduce lower-mid crown to east at 6m - 12m height 2m - 2.5m branch lengths. 1 x Crab Apple (T34) - Crown lift by a further 1m to west / south-west over entrance. 3 x Fastigiate Hornbeam (T37, T38 & T41) - Prune southern crown 1m -1.5m branch lengths. 2 x Fastigiate Hornbeam (T39 & T40) - Prune southern crown 1.5m - 2m branch lengths.
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2023/3227/T Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
IN GROUNDS SEE PLAN: 4 x Silver Maples (T2, T3, T4 & T6) - Crown lift to 5m & crown clean. 1 x Silver Maple (T5) - Crown lift to 5m & crown clean removing crossing branch. 1 x Silver Maple (T7) - Crown lift to 5m & crown clean removing small hanging branch. 1 x Silver Maple (T8) - Crown lift to 5m including removal of 1 x lateral to southwest at 5m back to main leader. Crown clean removing small hanging branch. 1 x Silver Maple (T9) - Crown lift to 5m including removal of 3 x 50mm - 75mm diameter branches back to main leader. Crown clean. 1 x Silver Maple (T10) - Crown lift to 5m. Prune eastern leader (lowest) by up to 3m branch lengths to give clearance from building. 1 x Silver Maple (T11) - Crown lift to 5m Prune northeastern leader (lowest) by up to 3m branch lengths to give clearance from building. Crown reduce upright southeast leader towards building by 2m - 2.5m branch lengths to balance. Crown clean. 1 x Silver Maple (T12) - Crown lift to 5m & Crown clean. Prune eastern crown by up to 2m branch lengths to give clearance from building. 1 x Silver Maple (T13) - Crown lift to 5m including removal of smaller sub 100mm diameter branches. Prune eastern crown by up to 2m branch lengths to give clearance from building. Crown clean. 1 x Silver Maple (T14) - Crown lift to 5m & Crown clean. 1 x Ginkgo (T17) - Crown lift to 2.5m. 1 x Red Oak (T19) - Crown lift to 4m. 4 x Crab Apples (T24-T27) - Crown lift to 2.5m height. Prune to give 0.5m clearance from structure to north. 4 x Honey Locusts (T48-T51) - Crown lift to 3m pruning 25mm branch diameters only.
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2021/6004/T Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
IN GROUNDS: 1 x Silver Maple (T2) - Prune to give 1m clearance from lamppost. Crown lift to 4m, (5m where extended over highway) pruning maximum branch diameters of 25mm diameter. 1 x Silver Maple (T3 - T9) - Crown lift to 4m, (5m where extended over highway) pruning maximum branch diameters of 25mm diameter. 1 x Silver Maple (T10) - Crown lift to 4m, (5m where extended over highway) pruning maximum branch diameters of 25mm diameter. Crown reduce western branch where over-extended up to 2.5m branch length to balance. 1 x Silver Maple (T11) - Crown lift to 4m, (5m where extended over highway) pruning maximum branch diameter of 25mm diameter. At 4m height remove 1 x 100mm diameter branch to main union to prevent future over-extended form over boundary treatment. 1 x Silver Maple (T11) - Crown lift to 4m, (5m where extended over highway) pruning maximum branch diameters of 25mm diameter. Crown thin 10%. 1 x Silver Maple (T13) - Crown lift to 4m, (5m where extended over highway) pruning maximum branch diameters of 25mm diameter. At 3.5m height remove 1 x 100mm diameter branch to crown lift / improve form (above larger lateral to west at 2.5m). Crown thin 10%. 1 x Silver Maple (T14) - Crown lift to 4m, (5m where extended over highway) pruning maximum branch diameters of 25mm diameter. Crown thin 10%. 1 x Red Oak (T19) - Crown lift by a further 2m to south and east to balance. Prune remaining growth against structure to give 1m clearance. 1 x Red Oak (T20) - Crown lift by removing sub 50mm diameter branches only to 5m height (retaining larger branches). Prune remaining growth against structure to give 1m clearance. 1 x Red Oak (T21) - Crown lift by removing sub 50mm diameter branches only to 5m height (retaining larger branches). Prune remaining growth against structure to give 1m clearance. 1 x English Oak (T28) - Remove all trunk growth to 4m height, crown reduce height and spread by 2m branch lengths to give clearance from structures and provide compac
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2021/3165/T Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Willow (T15) - Fell to ground level and grind out stump.
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2020/1903/P Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Installation of 2 x lighting poles with LED units to tennis courts in south east corner of site
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
Camden took a median of 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2026/2630/P Granted
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/5366/P dated 08/10/2025 (for: Partial demolition of Giles Slaughter Wing and full demolition of Fives Building, maintenance hut and outdoor stepped seating; erection of part 1 and part 2 storey school building consisting of classrooms, medical and wellbeing rooms, music recital room, music teaching rooms and stores, drama studios, and ancillary cafeteria and offices (Class F1(a)) with associated plant, sports area and court lighting posts and new retaining walls and landscaping; new hard and soft landscaping and drainage; new cycle parking and replacement car parking; and erection of 2no. part 1 and part 2 storey temporary accommodation buildings for the construction period only) NAMELY, changes to windows, tennis court roof, railings, green roof, plant access, landscaping, drama studio roof, evacuation lift and fire escape door
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2026/2628/P Awaiting decision
University College School Frognal London NW3 6XH
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2023/5366/P dated 08/10/2025 (for: Partial demolition of Giles Slaughter Wing and full demolition of Fives Building, maintenance hut and outdoor stepped seating; erection of part 1 and part 2 storey school building consisting of classrooms, medical and wellbeing rooms, music recital room, music teaching rooms and stores, drama studios, and ancillary cafeteria and offices (Class F1(a)) with associated plant, sports area and court lighting posts and new retaining walls and landscaping; new hard and soft landscaping and drainage; new cycle parking and replacement car parking; and erection of 2no. part 1 and part 2 storey temporary accommodation buildings for the construction period only) NAMELY, new flue enclosure, removal of rooflight, and alterations to green roof, parapet and ductwork to servery area
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Condition 4 of 2017/0811/L (gates and railings)
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NEXT TO SCHOOL THOROUGHFARE AND OVERHANDS FROGNAL: 1 x Willow - Crown reduce height and spread by 40%, remove deadwood.
Granted Trees -
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Details of Condition 5 (tree protection plan) of planning permission ref. 2017/0791/P (dated 28/06/2017) for Widening of main entrance gates, including widening of the bell-mouth. Removal of existing street furniture to enable the erection of a sliding gate for vehicular access and a side gate for pedestrian control
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DD- FRONTING FROGNAL: 1 x Cherry - Fell to ground level - DD.
Granted Trees -
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Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/5366/P dated 08/10/2025 (for: Partial demolition of Giles Slaughter Wing and full demolition of Fives Building, maintenance hut and outdoor stepped seating; erection of part 1 and part 2 storey school building consisting of classrooms, medical and wellbeing rooms, music recital room, music teaching rooms and stores, drama studios, and ancillary cafeteria and offices (Class F1(a)) with associated plant, sports area and court lighting posts and new retaining walls and landscaping; new hard and soft landscaping and drainage; new cycle parking and replacement car parking; and erection of 2no. part 1 and part 2 storey temporary accommodation buildings for the construction period only) NAMELY, changes to windows, tennis court roof, railings, green roof, plant access, landscaping, drama studio roof, evacuation lift and fire escape door
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