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Bonham Carter House and Warwickshire House 52-60 Gower Street London WC1E 6EB

Awaiting decision Camden 2025/5802/P Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Roofing Demolition Windows or glazing

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Proposal

Alteration, refurbishment, and extension of existing student accommodation including partial demolition of fifth floor at Bonham Carter House and sixth and seventh floors at Warwickshire House; erection of replacement fifth floor at Bonham Carter House and two-storey roof extension across both buildings; creation of ground floor level openings at Bonham Carter House to Gower Street and Malet Street elevations for provision of a new pedestrian link; associated exterior works including new roof level plant facilities, landscaping to internal courtyard, alterations to existing fenestration, erection of new lift/stair cores to courtyard, and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 2025/5802/P

Application record

Reference
2025/5802/P
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
29 Dec 2025
Ward
Bloomsbury
Postcode
WC1E 6EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2025/5338/P Granted

    Bonham Carter House and Warwickshire House 52-60 Gower Street London WC1E 6EB

    Replacement of existing windows to Bonham Carter House and Warwickshire House including Gower Street and Malet Street elevations, and internal courtyards.

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 2025/3002/P Granted

    Bonham Carter House and Warwickshire House 52-60 Gower Street London WC1E 6EB

    Demolition of existing squash courts and associated structures within the internal courtyard.

    Decided 13 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2025

    Received by Camden

  2. 29 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Camden took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

51 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Camden for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Camden decided full applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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