Planning application
38 - 40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Siting of a caravan compliant container, for use incidental to the lawful residential use, at the fourth floor.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4262/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4262/P
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Appeal Lodged
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Postcode
- W1T 2BE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 11 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 3 refused.
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2025/4416/P At appeal
38 - 40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for strengthening works at fourth floor level.
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2025/1311/P Granted
38 - 40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Proposed front extension at fourth and fifth floor levels and replacement of existing glazed balustrade at fourth floor level with metal balustrade.
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2025/0675/P Granted
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for conversion of two flats into one residential unit.
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2024/3551/P Refused
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a caravan, as shown in the accompanying plans, for use incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth floor.
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2024/3476/P Refused
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a shipping container, for use incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth-floor level.
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2024/2186/INVALID Withdrawn
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a shipping container, for use incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth-floor level.
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2024/2187/INVALID Withdrawn
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a caravan for use, incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth floor.
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2023/3865/P Withdrawn
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a caravan for use, ancillary to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth floor
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2024/0862/P Refused
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a shipping container, for use incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth-floor level.
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2023/4907/P Granted
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a caravan for use, incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth floor.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Camden
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 December 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
35 documents on file for this application
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Details of cycle storage required by condition 3 of planning permission 2010/5167/P dated 05/05/2011 for change of use of third floor offices (class B1a) and vacant first and second floors (Class B8) to create 6x two-bedroom flats (class C3), including rear extensions at first, second, third and fourth floors and associated external alterations.
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Siting of a caravan for use, incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth floor.
Granted Lawful development 3 docs -
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a caravan for use, ancillary to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth floor
Withdrawn Full applications -
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Extensions to the front at fourth and fifth floor level including remodelling the existing elevations and reconfiguring the 2 flats (Class C3).
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38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for conversion of two flats into one residential unit.
Granted Full applications New dwellingSeveral homes -
38-40 Windmill Street London W1T 2BE
Siting of a shipping container, for use incidental to the lawful residential use of the land, at the fourth-floor level.
Refused Lawful development 45 docs
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