Planning application
Offices And Premises At Lower Ground To Ground Floors 57 - 58 Russell Square London WC1B 4HS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
REAR GARDEN: 2 x London Planes (T1 & T2) - pollard to 15m from ground level.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0911/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0911/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1B 4HS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2024/2234/L Granted
Offices And Premises At Lower Ground To Ground Floors 57-58 Russell Square London WC1B 4HS
Installation of x1 platform lift in the front external lightwell.
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2024/2177/P Granted
Offices And Premises At Lower Ground To Ground Floors 57-58 Russell Square London WC1B 4HS
Installation of x1 platform lift in the front external lightwell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Camden
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Camden granted permission on 26 March 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 tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Offices And Premises At Lower Ground To Ground Floors 57-58 Russell Square London WC1B 4HS
Installation of x1 platform lift in the front external lightwell.
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Granted Full applications -
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings -
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