Planning application
Offices And Premises At Unit 5 Ground Floor 37 Great Russell Street London Camden WC1B 3PP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of part of the ground floor from Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential) with associated external alterations.
As published by the council, reference 2024/3047/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/3047/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Refused
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2024
- Postcode
- WC1B 3PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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2025/0056/P Refused
Offices And Premises At Unit 5 Ground Floor 37 Great Russell Street London Camden WC1B 3PP
Proposed change of use of rear part of the ground floor and basement floor from Class E (office) to short-term letting accomodation with associated external alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Refused
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this refusal means
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Offices and Premises at Unit 5 Ground Floor 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP
91% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct
Change of use of part of the ground floor from offices (Class E) to residential (Class C3) for the provision of a 2-bedroom unit; associated external alterations (Retrospective).
Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs -
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Granted Full applications Extension -
36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP
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Erection of an additional floor to provide a one-bedroom dwelling, including the provision of private amenity space to the rear, communal amenity space to the rear, internal cycle storage, and a lift overrun.
Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docsDomestic -
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Details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Qualified Engineer Details) and 6 (piling method statement) of planning permission 2023/2864/P (dated 10/04/2024) for 'Extension to existing basement at rear; erection of reconstructed ground floor rear extension. Creation of new rear lightwell'.
Granted Full applications Extension -
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Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension
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