Planning application
UCL Political Sciences Building 36-38 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of external platform lift at front ground floor, alterations to front railings, widening and replacement of external front door, levelling of rear courtyard area and associated works
As published by the council, reference 2024/4993/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/4993/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2025
- Postcode
- WC1H 0PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
-
2024/5052/L Granted
UCL Political Sciences Building 36-38 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Installation of external platform lift at front ground floor, alterations to front railings, widening and replacement of external front door and levelling of rear courtyard area, and internal works including damp proofing at lower ground floor level, the widening and replacement of doors at ground floor level, and other associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
8 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Granted
-
22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 8 January 2025, 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.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
UCL Political Sciences Building 36-38 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Installation of external platform lift at front ground floor, alterations to front railings, widening and replacement of external front door and levelling of rear courtyard area, and internal works including damp proofing at lower ground floor level, the widening and replacement of doors at ground floor level, and other associated works
Granted Heritage and listed buildings -
Gordon House 29 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PP
Removal of 2 x external condensers and replacement with 2 x external condensers within lightwell, and associated works
Granted Full applications -
UCL Institute of Archaeology 31 - 34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PY
Display of a banner at the first to third floor level to the front elevation.
Withdrawn -
UCL Institute Of Archaeology 31-34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Installation of a handrail and 2no. 3m high lampposts affixed to an existing ramp, alongside the refurbishment of the entrance staircase
Granted Full applications -
UCL Institute Of Archaeology 31-34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Removal of 2 x external condensers and replacement with 1 x external condenser at roof level and associated works
Granted Full applications -
University College London Institute of Archaeology 31-34 Gordon Square LONDON WC1H 0PD
Installation of photo-voltaic panels on the south eastern part of the roof of the 8 storey building that fronts onto Gordon Square and Taviton Street.
Granted Full applications
Other full applications
In Camden
-
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.
-
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'.
-
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'.
-
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.
-
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.