Planning application
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of metal railings/balustrade towards front and on sides and rear of roof
As published by the council, reference 2025/5157/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5157/P
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1N 3HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
-
2026/2449/P Awaiting decision
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Discharge of conditions 4a (flooring) and 4b (joinery) of listed building consent dated 19 September 2025 ref 2025/2502/L .
-
2026/2447/L Awaiting decision
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Alterations to bathroom layouts and floor finishes on ground to second floors (pursuant to listed building consent 2025/0559/L, granted 05/06/2025 for 'Internal and external works including erection of rear extension with re-provided terrace above, erection of pitched roof enclosure at front of roof, installation of replacement glazing and new rear windows, alterations to front railings, and associated works to grade II listed dwelling')
-
2026/2446/L Awaiting decision
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Discharge of conditions 3b (doors) 3d (flooring) 3e (bathroom designs) 3f (front lightwell details) 3h (joinery details) and 5 (RCPs) of Listed Building Consent dated 5 June 2025 (ref: 2025/0559/L).
-
2026/2029/L Granted
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Installation of a raised Portland stone step over the existing front entrance step.
-
2026/1937/P Granted
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Installation of a raised Portland stone step over the existing front entrance step.
-
2025/5212/L Granted
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Installation of metal railings/balustrade towards front and on sides and rear of roof
-
2025/2502/L Awaiting decision
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Internal and external works including provision of air source heat pumps, new heating system, new bathrooms to ground and 3rd floor level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
13 Nov 2025
Received by Camden
-
18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
30 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
-
9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 30 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
38 Great James Street London WC1N 3HB
Replacement of fireplaces at lower ground, ground and first floor levels
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs -
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
Installation of metal railings/balustrade towards front and on sides and rear of roof
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 1 doc -
38 Great James Street London WC1N 3HB
Internal and external works including erection of rear extension with re-provided terrace above, erection of pitched roof enclosure at front of roof, installation of replacement glazing and new rear windows, alterations to front railings, and associated works to grade II listed dwelling.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazingDomestic -
38 Great James Street London WC1N 3HB
92% historically approved
Internal and external works including provision of air source heat pumps, new heating system, new bathrooms to ground and 3rd floor level.
Awaiting decision Full applications -
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
96% historically approved
Internal and external works including provision of air source heat pumps, new heating system, new bathrooms to ground and 3rd floor level.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings -
38 Great James Street London Camden WC1N 3HB
96% historically approved · decision due ~18 Aug
Discharge of conditions 3b (doors) 3d (flooring) 3e (bathroom designs) 3f (front lightwell details) 3h (joinery details) and 5 (RCPs) of Listed Building Consent dated 5 June 2025 (ref: 2025/0559/L).
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
Other householder applications
In Camden
-
2026/4031/P Awaiting decision
10 Albert Street London NW1 7NZ
Erection of an extension to widen rear dormer window at second floor.
-
2026/3231/P Granted
9 Wadham Gardens London NW3 3DN
Replacement rear timber casement window, installation of timber-panelled side access door, replacement of existing front boundary gates and piers, installation of metal railings, provision of reclaimed Yorkstone paving to the front garden and associated works.
-
2026/4030/P Awaiting decision
6 Leverton Street London NW5 2PJ
Replace garden wall with metal railing; replace 3 rear windows, 3 rear elevation side windows, 1 rear door and 1 rear elevation side door with double-glazed crittal windows and doors; remove 2 rear windows; render rear elevation brickwork; and associated works.
-
2026/3493/P Granted
2 Wildwood Terrace London NW3 7HT
Enlargement of the existing rear French doors and single-leaf door at lower ground floor level, together with the replacement of five rear timber sash windows.
-
2026/2003/P Granted
23 Glenmore Road London NW3 4BY
Installation of external AC unit with acoustic enclosure to rear garden.