Planning application
99 - 101 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8TY
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from offices (Class Ec) to residential (Class C3) comprising 5 x 1 bedroom, and 4 x 2 bedroom flats, and 1 x 3 bedroom flats.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4454/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4454/P
- Type
- GPDO Prior Approval Determination
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required - Approval Refused
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1X 8TY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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2026/1946/P Refused
99 - 101 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8TY
Change of use from offices (Class Ec) to residential (Class C3) providing 8 x flats.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Camden
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14 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Approval Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Camden refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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