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Holy Trinity Church Finchley Road London NW3 5HT

Awaiting decision Camden 2025/1489/P Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Extension and refurbishment of the existing church building including an ancillary cafe and new level access from Finchley Road.

As published by the council, reference 2025/1489/P

Application record

Reference
2025/1489/P
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
25 Apr 2025
Validated
25 Apr 2025
Ward
Belsize
Postcode
NW3 5HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023.

  • 2025/4572/A Awaiting decision

    Holy Trinity Church Finchley Road London NW3 5HT

    Installation of a digital advertising screen at the ground floor of the building fronting the Finchley Road elevation.

    Submitted 22 Oct 2025 Advertising
  • 2017/2092/P Withdrawn

    Holy Trinity Church Finchley Road London NW3 5HT

    Erection of 6 storey building (including excavation of ground floor level) to provide a Christian community centre (Class SG), including worship space and performance venue (450 seat auditorium), café, flexible community space, recording studio, employment readiness training facilities, sheltered supported residential accommodation for vulnerable 16-25 year olds at 4th floor (2 x 2-bed flat & 1 x 3-bed flats) and theological student accommodation at 5th floor level (1x1bed flat and 1x2 bed flat) with rear and side roof terraces at 5th and 3rd floor level, balcony at 4th floor level, associated bin store, cycle store and substation following demolition of existing church.

    Decided 31 Jan 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Apr 2025

    Received by Camden

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 June 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 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

75 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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • o/s Holy Trinity Church and Sumpter Close Finchley Road NW3 5HR

    2017/1491/A 50 yards away

    Display of 2 x internally illuminated digital advertisement panels to freestanding BT panel.

    Withdrawn
  • o/s Holy Trinity Church and Sumpter Close Finchley Road NW3 5HR

    2017/1124/P 50 yards away

    Erection of freestanding BT panel providing phone and Wi-Fi facilities with 2 x internally illuminated digital advertisements following the removal of 1no. BT telephone kiosks.

    Withdrawn Full applications
  • Holy Trinity Church Finchley Road London NW3 5HT

    2017/2092/P 50 yards away

    Erection of 6 storey building (including excavation of ground floor level) to provide a Christian community centre (Class SG), including worship space and performance venue (450 seat auditorium), café, flexible community space, recording studio, employment readiness training facilities, sheltered supported residential accommodation for vulnerable 16-25 year olds at 4th floor (2 x 2-bed flat & 1 x 3-bed flats) and theological student accommodation at 5th floor level (1x1bed flat and 1x2 bed flat) with rear and side roof terraces at 5th and 3rd floor level, balcony at 4th floor level, associated bin store, cycle store and substation following demolition of existing church.

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Demolition
  • Holy Trinity Church Finchley Road London NW3 5HT

    2025/4572/A Submitted 22 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    77% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec

    Installation of a digital advertising screen at the ground floor of the building fronting the Finchley Road elevation.

    Awaiting decision Advertising 1 doc
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    2026/2312/P Submitted 5 Jun 2026 50 yards away

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    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 77 docs
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    91% historically approved · decision due ~18 Feb

    New external facade and installation of new windows and doors, including solar shading.

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