Planning application
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 3x skylights to the rear slope of the roof.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4912/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4912/P
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Belsize
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NW3 4LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 7 applications since 2013: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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2017/2796/P Granted
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Replace single glazed timber sash windows and double glazed timber sash windows and alterations to the basement door entrance approved under planning permission 2013/6138/P dated 03/12/2013 as amended by 2017/2324/P and 2016/2754/P.
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2017/2324/P Granted
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Changes to rear ground floor fenestration (change rear timber-framed double doors to aluminium bi-folding doors and change the corner timber door to aluminium fixed window with opening casement) as a non-material amendment of planning permission granted under ref: 2013/6138/P on 03/12/2013 for the excavation to enlarge existing basement.
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2016/2754/P Granted
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 2013/6138/P dated 03/12/2013 (for the excavation to enlarge existing basement), namely, to allow alterations to front and rear fenestration, installation of new privacy screen on side of rear roof terrace, installation of 1 front rooflight, and 1 rooflight to rear ground floor extension.
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2016/1870/P Granted
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Details of tree protection measures as required by condition 4 of planning permission ref 2013/6138/P (dated 03/12/2013) for Excavation to enlarge existing basement level with creation of 2 front lightwells and 2 rear skylights at garden level etc.
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2016/2606/P Granted
56, Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Approval of condition 5 (full details of hard and soft landscaping) of planning application granted under reference 2013/6138/P on 03/12/2013 for the excavation to enlarge existing basement.
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2013/6138/P Granted
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Excavation to enlarge existing basement level with creation of 2 x front lightwells and 2 x rear skylights at garden level, loft conversion with 3 rear and 1 front rooflights, replacement of window with double doors to rear elevation and enlargement of window to existing rear extension at ground floor level of dwellinghouse.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Camden
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13 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 13 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.
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Nearby applications
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56 Howitt Road London Camden NW3 4LJ
Installation of rear roof dormer and downpipe and 1x rooflight to front roof slope.
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56, Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Approval of condition 5 (full details of hard and soft landscaping) of planning application granted under reference 2013/6138/P on 03/12/2013 for the excavation to enlarge existing basement.
Granted Full applications -
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Details of tree protection measures as required by condition 4 of planning permission ref 2013/6138/P (dated 03/12/2013) for Excavation to enlarge existing basement level with creation of 2 front lightwells and 2 rear skylights at garden level etc.
Granted Full applications Trees -
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 2013/6138/P dated 03/12/2013 (for the excavation to enlarge existing basement), namely, to allow alterations to front and rear fenestration, installation of new privacy screen on side of rear roof terrace, installation of 1 front rooflight, and 1 rooflight to rear ground floor extension.
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 -
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Replace single glazed timber sash windows and double glazed timber sash windows and alterations to the basement door entrance approved under planning permission 2013/6138/P dated 03/12/2013 as amended by 2017/2324/P and 2016/2754/P.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
56 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Excavation to enlarge existing basement level with creation of 2 x front lightwells and 2 x rear skylights at garden level, loft conversion with 3 rear and 1 front rooflights, replacement of window with double doors to rear elevation and enlargement of window to existing rear extension at ground floor level of dwellinghouse.
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1Domestic
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