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7 Ridgmount Street London WC1E 7AE

Awaiting decision Camden 2025/3920/P Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Demolition

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Proposal

Refurbishment, partial demolition and extension works to existing building to provide additional office and retail floorspace (Class E), comprising demolition of existing fourth floor level, extensions at fourth, fifth and sixth floor level, installation of plant above sixth floor, infill of existing car parking spaces, rationalisation of existing office floorplates, basement extension, alterations to existing street facades, new landscaped roof terraces/balconies, new cycle parking, and public realm improvements and other associated works.

As published by the council, reference 2025/3920/P

Application record

Reference
2025/3920/P
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
8 Sep 2025
Ward
Bloomsbury
Postcode
WC1E 7AE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2025

    Received by Camden

  2. 8 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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

112 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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