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4-5 Bedford Square London WC1B 3RD

Awaiting decision Camden 2026/1330/P Full Planning Permission

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Proposal

Change of use from tertiary education facility (Class F1) to a private members' club (Sui Generis); external alterations including installation of; louvres to lower ground floor windows to front and rear elevations, plant equipment at rear courtyard and roof level; replacement front door and new fanlight to no. 5,

As published by the council, reference 2026/1330/P

Application record

Reference
2026/1330/P
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Postcode
WC1B 3RD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 2026/1374/L Awaiting decision

    4-5 Bedford Square London WC1B 3RD

    Change of use from tertiary education facility (Class F1) to a private members' club (Sui Generis); external alterations including installation of; louvres to lower ground floor windows to front and rear elevations, plant equipment at rear courtyard and roof level; replacement front door and new fanlight to no. 5; internal alterations from basement to third floor level; and remedial works.

    Submitted 2 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Camden

  2. 9 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 June 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

36 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 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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