Planning application
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated projecting sign on the Southampton Row facade of the hotel.
As published by the council, reference 2025/5794/A
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5794/A
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1B 4AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 11 applications since 2019: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/5230/P Granted
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Installation of external canopy at ground floor level on the Southampton Row facade of the hotel
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2022/3050/A Granted
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Display of 1 internally illuminated sign above ground floor entrance at the corner of Southampton Row and Theobald's Road. (Retrospective)
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2022/2477/P Withdrawn
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Installation of steel frames with artificial foliage and replacement paving to ground floor entrance at corner of Southampton Row and Theobald's Road.
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2020/5645/P Granted
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Erection of roof pergola with ancillary facilities and new lift access on existing roof terrace at level 10.
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2020/5035/P Granted
50 - 60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Artwork installation on Southampton Row elevation
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2020/0074/P Withdrawn
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Display of mural artwork onto part of the existing Southampton Row external façade from ground to roof level.
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2019/6297/A Granted
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Display of 2x internally illuminated vertical signs to Theobalds Road and Old Gloucester Street elevations, 1x halo illuminated fascia sign and 2x internally illuminated fascia signs to Theobalds Road elevation, 1x internally illuminated sign to under croft of rear entrance of existing hotel.
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2019/4353/P Granted
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Reconfiguration of first floor to provide 12 new hotel rooms (C1).
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2019/2725/P Granted
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Replacement cladding to all elevations
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2019/1074/A Granted
50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR
Display of 2 x internally illuminated banner sign between 1st and 4th floor level to Theobald's Road and Old Gloucest Street elevations, 1 x internally illuminated fascia to hotel entrance with non-illuminated surrounds at ground floor level to Theobald's Road elevation, and 1 x internally illuminated fascia to undercroft entrance on Old Gloucester Road.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Camden
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21 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 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
2 documents on file for this application
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Camden granted permission on 14 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
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