Offices and Premises at Unit 5 Ground Floor 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

This site has had 2 applications since 2024.

• 2024/2218/P Withdrawn

  Offices And Premises At Unit 5 Ground Floor 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  Conversion of rear part of Ground floor from Class E to Residential C3

  Decided 16 Jul 2024 Full applications

1. 19 Aug 2025

   Received by Camden

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 October 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.

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• 36 - 37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2025/2076/A 50 yards away

  Halo-lit fascia lettering to existing fascia

  Granted

• 36 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2024/4613/P 50 yards away

  Discharge of details for conditions 4 (refuse storage) and 5 (cycle storage) of planning permission 2024/1755/P dated 18/09/2024 for the erection of a third floor rear extension to create a studio flat.

  Granted Full applications Extension

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

  2024/3047/P 50 yards away

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

  Refused Full applications

• 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2026/3609/P Submitted 21 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

  Erection of an additional floor to provide a one-bedroom dwelling, including the provision of private amenity space to the rear, communal amenity space to the rear, internal cycle storage, and a lift overrun.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs
  Domestic

• 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2025/3114/P 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Qualified Engineer Details) and 6 (piling method statement) of planning permission 2023/2864/P (dated 10/04/2024) for 'Extension to existing basement at rear; erection of reconstructed ground floor rear extension. Creation of new rear lightwell'.

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

  2025/1887/P 50 yards away

  Non-Material Amendment to planning permission ref. 2023/2741/P (dated 15/11/2023) for the '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'. CHANGES INCLUDE: amendments to internal floorplans of proposed flats.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension

• 2026/0369/P Granted

  Railway embankment and land west of 49 Adelaide Road London NW3 3QB

  Installation of a new DNO (Distribution Network Operator) cabinet and erection secure access gate to Adelaide Road, erection of staircase to railway embankment, associated works.

  Received 17 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3694/P Granted

  19 Charterhouse Street London EC1N 6RA

  Details pursuant to condition 19 (external lighting) of planning permission 2025/1683/P, granted subject to a legal agreement on 05/06/2026, for remodelling, refurbishment and extensions (including 3 additional storeys) of the existing building to provide Use Class E (commercial, retail/restaurant and jewellery workspace) and associated landscaping and facade works.

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3904/P Granted

  14 Templewood Avenue London NW3 7XA

  Details pursuant to Condition 5 (Tree protection measures) of planning permission 2026/2315/P dated 10/08/2026 for "Erection of an orangery/outbuilding in the rear garden."

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2025/2002/P Granted

  11 Doughty Street London WC1N 2PL

  Change of use from office (Class E) to residential to form a single-family dwelling (Class C3); associated internal and external alterations

  Received 9 May, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3551/P Granted

  19 Charterhouse Street London EC1N 6RA

  Details pursuant to condition 21 (Details of gates/barriers onto Charterhouse Street) of planning permission 2025/1683/P, granted subject to a legal agreement on 05/06/2026, for remodelling, refurbishment and extensions (including 3 additional storeys) of the existing building to provide Use Class E (commercial, retail/restaurant and jewellery workspace) and associated landscaping and facade works.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications