Russell Square Gardens Russell Square Camden WC1B 5EH

1. 17 Jun 2024

   Decision issued: Granted

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Camden granted permission on 17 June 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.

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• Russell Square Gardens Russell Square London WC1B 5ER

  2025/2173/T 50 yards away

  SOUTH ENTRANCE TO SQUARE: 2 x London Planes (Platanus x hispanica) (T247 & T248) - Prune from adjacent structure to clear the Duke of Bedford statue, reducing encroaching branches by approx. 3m. Final cuts to be made at suitable pruning points.

  Granted Trees

• Area incorporating Russell Square, Montague Street, Great Russell Street, Museum Street and Bloomsbury Way London

  2011/5385/A 50 yards away

  Official London 2012 city dressings to be installed for a temporary period from 19th June until the 22nd September 2012 prior to and during the Olympic and Paralympics Games. Items to be installed include lamp post banners, feather flags, fence banners, pavement vinyl and canopies

  Granted
  Small domestic

• Russell Square Gardens Russell Square London

  2011/0348/P 50 yards away

  Erection of temporary structures and facilities including cabins, canopies and fencing for Media Transport Hub to support the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sui Generis).

  Granted Full applications

• Russell Square Gardens Russell Square London

  2012/1260/P 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 5 (Traffic Management Plan and Strategy) of planning permission dated 03/05/11 (2011/0348/P) for the erection of temporary structures and facilities including cabins, canopies and fencing for Media Transport Hub to support the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sui Generis).

  Granted Full applications

• On the corner of Russell Square Gardens and opposite 60 Russell Square London Site 4

  2012/2254/P 50 yards away

  Temporary installation of BTArtbox on footway from 17/06/2012 to 17/07/2012.

  Granted Full applications

• Communal Gardens r/o Bedford Place London WC1B 5JD

  2022/2051/T 100 yards away

  IN GARDENS r/o 4-6 Bedford Place: 1 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima) (T161) - Fell to ground level.

  Granted Trees

• 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