Planning application
Britannia Street Car Park Britannia Street London WC1X 9BP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Redevelopment of the Britannia Street Car Park through erection of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) building with community floorspace (Use Class F2) provided at ground level, alongside hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, boundary treatments and other associated works
As published by the council, reference 2026/1229/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1229/P
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kings Cross
- Postcode
- WC1X 9BP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Camden
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30 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 May 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 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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Britannia Street Car Park London WC1X 9BP
Redevelopment of existing car park through to provide a purpose-built student accommodation (Sui Generis Use) building with community floorspace (Use Class F2) at ground level, alongside hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking, boundary treatments and other associated works.
Withdrawn Full applications -
13 Britannia Street and 146-146A Wicklow Street London WC1X 9JS
Renewal of planning permission granted on 21/3/07 (2006/5860/P) for (Redevelopment of the site involving the change of use of the land from a commercial car park (Sui Generis) to residential use (Class C3) involving the erection of a part four, part five storey building to provide 23 affordable housing units (6 x 1-bed, 13 x 2-bed, and 4 x 3 bed units), with associated amenity space, landscaping, refuse storage and cycle parking).
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Painted sign (flush) to flank wall (non-illuminated).
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Withdrawn Demolition -
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