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Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

Awaiting decision Camden 2024/5423/L Listed Building Consent

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Restoration, conservation, demolition, replacement and erection of buildings in East Side and West Side of Highgate Cemetery, including erection of visitor and operations building, erection of a community/education building, and relocation of Perkins monument on the West Side, Cemetery wide landscaping, drainage, public realm, access works and repair of mausolea, to support the function of a working cemetery, visitor and community uses.

As published by the council, reference 2024/5423/L

Application record

Reference
2024/5423/L
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Registered
Received
3 Dec 2024
Validated
4 Dec 2024
Ward
Highgate
Postcode
N6 6PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 179 applications since 2012: 171 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/2013/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    DD 5 Day Notice EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Sycamore (T571) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3245/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Cherry (T28) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3246/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Sycamore (T29) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2026/3250/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Oak (T9673) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 2026/1823/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    DD 5 Day Notice EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Cherry (T872) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 4 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 2026/1678/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    DD 5 Day Notice EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) (T300) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 2026/1682/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Sycamore (T220) - Reduce down to 3m.

    Decided 5 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 2026/1680/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Sooty Bark (T219) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 5 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 2026/1188/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    WEST CEMETERY: 1 x Holly (T264) - Fell the leaning stem/trunk that extends over the main Cuttings Path.

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Trees
  • 2026/0721/T Granted

    Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ

    EAST CEMETERY: 1 x Lime (T864) - Fell to ground level.

    Decided 27 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Received by Camden

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 January 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Camden took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

53 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Camden for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Camden decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

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