Planning application
UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of new and replacement plant at roof level including an air handling unit, condensers, a new maintenance walkway and associated works
As published by the council, reference 2025/3337/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3337/P
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Postcode
- WC1E 6BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2053/T Granted
UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
GARDEN AREA: 1 x Unknown (T1) - Fell to ground level.
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2022/5203/P Granted
UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Installation of new and replacement plant at roof level including air handling unit, replacement chillers within an acoustic enclosure, new maintenance walkway and associated works
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2022/3979/P Granted
UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Amendments to planning permission ref: 2020/1445/P granted 13/05/2020 (for the installation of new condenser to the roof adjacent to the 4th floor tower, new intake and exhaust grilles to the 4th floor external façade, and the alteration of the fire escape from the 4th floor tower onto the adjacent roof), namely involving relocation of condenser, replacement of redundant fan with glazing panel, and reconfiguration of fire door widths
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2020/1445/P Granted
UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Installation of new condenser to the roof adjacent to the 4th floor tower, new intake and exhaust grilles to the 4th floor external façade, and the alteration of the fire escape from the 4th floor tower onto the adjacent roof.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
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UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Amendments to planning permission ref: 2020/1445/P granted 13/05/2020 (for the installation of new condenser to the roof adjacent to the 4th floor tower, new intake and exhaust grilles to the 4th floor external façade, and the alteration of the fire escape from the 4th floor tower onto the adjacent roof), namely involving relocation of condenser, replacement of redundant fan with glazing panel, and reconfiguration of fire door widths
Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 9 docs -
UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Installation of new condenser to the roof adjacent to the 4th floor tower, new intake and exhaust grilles to the 4th floor external façade, and the alteration of the fire escape from the 4th floor tower onto the adjacent roof.
Granted Full applications -
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UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
GARDEN AREA: 1 x Unknown (T1) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
UCL Medawar Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Installation of new and replacement plant at roof level including air handling unit, replacement chillers within an acoustic enclosure, new maintenance walkway and associated works
Granted Full applications -
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