Planning application
87 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of ground and basement floors as a cafe with ancillary childrens play area (Class E).
As published by the council, reference 2025/4740/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4740/P
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Kentish Town North
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW5 1AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2012: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2012/4315/P Granted
87 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
Retention of change of use from retail space (Class A1) to financial and professional (Class A2) at basement and ground floor level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Camden
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8 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Camden granted permission on 21 January 2026, 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 lawful development applications
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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81 - 89 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
Submission of details pursuant to point 4.3.2 for the approval of a sustainability and renewable energy plan of the Section 106 agreement for planning permission 2008/2765/P for the change of use and works of conversion from educational use (Class D1) at part ground, first and second floors to residential use (Class C3) to provide 9 flats, including extension at the rear, lower ground, ground, 1st and 2nd floor levels and change of use of part retail use (Class A1) to office use (Class B1) at ground floor level decided 09/10/2009.
Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling ExtensionSeveral homes -
81 - 89 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
Details pursuant to condition 3 (sound insulation) and 4 (cycle storage) of planning permission 2008/2765/P granted 09/10/2009 for the change of use and works of conversion from educational use (Class D1) at part ground, first and second floors to residential use (Class C3) to provide 9 flats, including extension at the rear, lower ground, ground, 1st and 2nd floor levels and change of use of part retail use (Class A1) to office use (Class B1) at ground floor level.
Granted Full applications New dwelling ExtensionSeveral homes -
87 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
Retention of change of use from retail space (Class A1) to financial and professional (Class A2) at basement and ground floor level.
Granted Full applications -
79 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
Details of condition 1 (Construction management plan) of application ref 2014/2154/P granted on appeal on 19/05/2015 for change of use from B1 Office to C3 Residential.
Granted Full applications -
79 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
External alterations to the building including installation of replacement windows and installation of a replacement door in front (south-east) elevation.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
79 Fortess Road London NW5 1AG
Rendering of front elevation to existing office building (Class B1a)
Granted Full applications
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2026/3821/P Granted
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2026/3389/P Granted
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2026/2493/P Granted
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Use of the entire building for a single-family home (C3 residential).