Planning application
Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of exhibition boards, partition walls, and lightboxes, for the relocation of the UCL Art Museum to Rooms G17 and G19 of the South Wing Building, and other associated works.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4714/L
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4714/L
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1E 6HJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 7 applications since 2018: 5 approved, 2 refused.
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2025/4754/L Granted
Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ
Change in materials to the Provost terrace area and introduction of new step details, redecoration of existing balustrade, and associated works.
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2019/0456/P Granted
Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ
The refurbishment of the Wilkins Building Old Refectory and adjacent spaces, including upgraded WC facilities, staff office space, and roof lighting to provide a new learning space.
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2019/0165/L Granted
Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ
The refurbishment of the Wilkins Building Old Refectory and adjacent spaces, including upgraded WC facilities, staff office space, and roof lighting to provide a new learning space.
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2018/5652/L Granted
Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ
Replacement of four doors within the North and South Cloisters
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2017/0253/L Refused
Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ
External lighting improvement works to the Wilkins portico and roof and associated lighting cable infrastructure internally within the building.
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2016/6789/P Refused
Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6HJ
External lighting improvement works to the Wilkins portico and roof and associated lighting cable infrastructure internally within the building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Camden
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27 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Camden granted permission on 4 December 2025, 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
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