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139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

Granted Camden 2026/1570/P Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for change of use from residential institution (C2) to large 10 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) with reference to the condition attached to planning permission ref 36058.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1570/P

Application record

Reference
2026/1570/P
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Granted
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Decided
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Kings Cross
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WC1X 8UB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 6 applications since 2013: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/1834/L Granted

    139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    Internal and external works associated with the refurbishment, including internal reconfiguration, installation of ensuite bathroom pods, secondary glazing, thermal upgrades, alterations to windows and installation of new doors to courtyards and associated works

    Decided 29 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2026/1795/P Granted

    139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    Alterations to windows and installation of new doors to courtyards and associated works

    Decided 29 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 2022/2397/P Granted

    139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    Relocation of electrical equipment cupboard at front basement area from under the pedestrian walkway to the party wall shared with the neighbouring property; installation of external electrical cable at low level and cutting into the building to allow the services to pass through the external wall.

    Decided 21 Sep 2022 Full applications
  • 2022/2963/L Granted

    139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    Relocation of electrical equipment cupboard at front basement area from under the pedestrian walkway to the party wall shared with the neighbouring property; installation of external electrical cable at low level and cutting into the building to allow the services to pass through the external wall.

    Decided 21 Sep 2022 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 2013/5684/L Granted

    139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    Replacement of all existing timber sash windows with new multi-pane timber sash windows incorporating acoustic glass, replacement of windows to rear extension with new timber framed double glazed windows, and replacement of existing timber framed doors with new timber and glass doors to match existing (rear elevation doors to be double glazed).

    Decided 17 Dec 2013 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by Camden

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 7 July 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    2026/1834/L Submitted 5 May 2026 50 yards away

    Internal and external works associated with the refurbishment, including internal reconfiguration, installation of ensuite bathroom pods, secondary glazing, thermal upgrades, alterations to windows and installation of new doors to courtyards and associated works

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 2 docs
  • 139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    2026/1795/P Submitted 5 May 2026 50 yards away

    Alterations to windows and installation of new doors to courtyards and associated works

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 22 docs
  • 139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    2022/2397/P 50 yards away

    Relocation of electrical equipment cupboard at front basement area from under the pedestrian walkway to the party wall shared with the neighbouring property; installation of external electrical cable at low level and cutting into the building to allow the services to pass through the external wall.

    Granted Full applications
  • 139 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UB

    2022/2963/L 50 yards away

    Relocation of electrical equipment cupboard at front basement area from under the pedestrian walkway to the party wall shared with the neighbouring property; installation of external electrical cable at low level and cutting into the building to allow the services to pass through the external wall.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  • 143-145 Gray's Inn Road (Odd) London WC1X 8UB

    2012/2933/L 50 yards away

    Installation of IRS (Integrated Reception System) communal digital equipment, including one aerial and two satellite dishes and external cabinet/junction box and cabling to the individual properties all associated with existing flat (Class C3).

    Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings
  • 143-145 Gray's Inn Road (Odd) London WC1X 8UB

    2012/0598/P 50 yards away

    Installation of IRS (Integrated Reception System) communal digital equipment, including one aerial and two satellite dishes and external cabinet/junction box and cabling to the individual properties all associated with existing flat (Class C3).

    Withdrawn Full applications

In Camden

  • 2026/3827/P Granted

    36 Leighton Grove London NW5 2QP

    Replacement of existing timber single-glazed sliding sash windows to front and rear elevations with matching timber heritage-style double-glazed sash windows, and replacement of existing timber front and side entrance doors with like-for-like timber doors.

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3047/P Granted

    35 Meadowbank London NW3 3AY

    Erection of a front porch.

    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3053/P Granted

    18 Courthope Road London NW3 2LB

    Proposed alterations to rear doors on ground floor.

    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3834/P Awaiting decision

    49 Maitland Park Road London NW3 2HA

    Enclosure of balcony area on front elevation at 1st floor level to provide habitable accommodation ancillary to the existing residential use of the dwellinghouse (Class C3).

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3983/P Awaiting decision

    Flat 3 3 Templewood Avenue London NW3 7UY

    Internal alterations to flats 1 and 3 including removal of internal walls

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Lawful development