Offices And Premises at Unit 5 Ground Floor 37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• 2024/5112/P Refused

  Offices And Premises At Unit 5 Ground Floor 37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  Change of use of part of the ground floor from Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential) with associated external alterations.

  Decided 14 Jan 2025 Full applications

1. 4 Aug 2025

   Received by Camden

2. 21 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 25 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Granted subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement and Warning of Enforcement Action

Camden granted permission on 25 August 2026, 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.

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• Offices And Premises At Unit 5 Ground Floor 37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2024/5112/P 50 yards away

  Change of use of part of the ground floor from Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential) with associated external alterations.

  Refused Full applications

• Offices And Premises At Unit 5 Ground Floor 37 Great Russell Street London Camden WC1B 3PP

  2025/0056/P 50 yards away

  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.

  Refused Full applications

• 36 - 37 Great Russell Street LONDON WC1B 3PP

  2017/1873/P 50 yards away

  Erection of four canopies to front elevation at ground floor level.

  Refused Full applications

• 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2023/2741/P Submitted 3 Jul 2023 50 yards away

  Proposed Change of use of part of the ground, first, and second floors from Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential). Erection of two-storey rear extension from first to second levels. Provision of 5x self-contained residential units and communal roof terrace. Provision of lift, bin and cycle store . Associated exterior alterations.

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs

• 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2024/1755/P 50 yards away

  3rd floor rear extension to create a studio flat

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 36 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2024/0528/P Submitted 9 Feb 2024 50 yards away

  Details required by conditions 4 (privacy screen), 5 (refuse storage), and 6 (cycle storage) of planning permission 2023/2741/P dated 15/11/2023 (Change of use of part of the ground, first, and second floors from Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential). Erection of two-storey rear extension from first to second levels. Provision of 5x self-contained residential units and communal roof terrace. Provision of lift, bin and cycle store. Associated exterior alterations).

  Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs

• 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.

  Received 26 Mar, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 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'.

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 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'.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 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.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 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.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications