Planning application
UCL Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Display of 9 x banner advertisements in between the columns of the portico on the Wilkins Building, with associated fixings.
As published by the council, reference 2025/4986/A
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/4986/A
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Decision by
- Members Briefing
- Postcode
- WC1E 6BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 6 applications since 2016: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/4930/L Granted
UCL Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Installation of reversible internal threaded sockets within the dims of the portico columns of the Wilkins Building for the display of banner advertisements.
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2025/1626/L Granted
UCL Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Internal alterations including installation of new double lane entrance barriers, removal of existing side pass gate, installation of a new joinery unit, removal of raised floor behind existing desk space, blocking up of existing redundant door opening, installation of a new storage cupboard, carpet tile floor finish, new suspended luminaire and recessed lighting, a new FCU with bespoke metal casing, new under desk trench heaters and a low level hardwood veneered joinery unit below the side window, and associated works.
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2024/4532/L Granted
UCL Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Removal, full refurbishment and reinstatement of the Capitoline Antinous and Discophoros statues on the portico steps of the main building at University College London.
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2024/4309/L Granted
UCL Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Enlargement of existing kitchen area, creation of a new door for catering access, refurbishment of existing bathroom and other refurbishment works including the creation of a lounge reception and welcome space, high quality meeting and event hosting space, office and agile working space, furniture storage space, and other associated works.
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2016/3824/L Granted
UCL Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
Refurbishment of an existing accessible WC, conversion of an existing office into a new male WC, remodelling of an existing female WC and lobby and removal of a cleaner's cupboard to allow for a new male WC, construction of a new stud partition to form a lobby in to the new male WC (room 221), and removal of an existing WC and cleaner's cupboard to allow for a larger female and a new male WC (Room 125 cluster).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Camden
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 16 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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