Planning application
31 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of condition 4 (a) (stair details) and condition 4 (d) (floor finishes) of listed building consent ref 2024/2027/L granted on 11 September 2024 for external alterations and internal refurbishments.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0576/L
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0576/L
- Type
- Approval of Details (Listed Building)
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1B 5HJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/5803/P Granted
31 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HJ
Details of external lighting strategy required by Condition 11 of planning permission ref 2024/1934/P dated 11/09/2024 (for: External alterations and internal refurbishments to include creation of a new office entrance on Sicilian Avenue, reconfiguration of retail units, cycle parking, shower and changing facilities, alterations at roof level to include new roof top plant deck, demolish the existing lift cars and rebuild at a lower level, erection of new stair core and safety barrier and associated works)
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2026/0218/P Granted
31 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HJ
Non Material Amendments to planning permission dated 11 September 2024 (Ref: 2024/1934/P) for 'External alterations and internal refurbishments to include creation of a new office entrance on Sicilian Avenue, reconfiguration of retail units, cycle parking, shower and changing facilities, alterations at roof level to include new roof top plant deck, demolish the existing lift cars and rebuild at a lower level, erection of new stair core and safety barrier and associated works'. Namely: for removal of the plant deck on the roof and installation of new raised roof area on the roof and amendments to the siting of the roof level plant, altering the swing of the door at ground floor level.
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2025/5702/L Granted
31 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HJ
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent (ref 2024/2017/L) dated 11/09/2024 for External alterations and internal refurbishments to include creation of a new office entrance on Sicilian Avenue, reconfiguration of retail units, cycle parking, shower and changing facilities, alterations at roof level to include new roof top plant deck, demolish the existing lift cars and rebuild at a lower level, erection of new stair core and safety barrier and associated works NAMELY for removal of the plant deck on the roof and installation of new raised roof area on the roof and amendments to the siting of the roof level plant, altering the swing of the door at ground floor level; internal alterations at ground floor level, retaining more walls than were approved to be demolished and creation of new ground floor store room.
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2019/6298/L Granted
31 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HJ
Removal of modern partitions and construction of new ones to improve the layout of the existing flats.
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2019/1671/L Granted
31 Southampton Row London WC1B 5HJ
Removal of modern partitions and construction of new ones to improve the layout of the existing flats. General refurbishment to meet current standards.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Camden
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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