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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

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    Basement Flat & Flat Raised Ground Floor 46 Primrose Hill Road London NW3 3AA

    Amalgamation of two self-contained flats to form a self-contained maisonette on lower ground and raised ground floor.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/4304/P Awaiting decision

    68 Clarence Way London NW1 8DG

    Erection of single storey outbuilding in rear garden.

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3821/P Granted

    Plots B, C and D at Highgate Studios Highgate Road London NW5 1TL

    Certificate of Lawful Development to confirm the lawful use of the site is for office use (Class E(g)(i)) and that the use of the site as a gym (Class E(d)) or any other use falling within Class E would be lawful.

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/3389/P Granted

    99 Heath Street London NW3 6SS

    Confirmation of the implementation of planning permission 2007/3874/P granted, subject to a legal agreement dated 06/12/2007 for 'Change of use from offices (A2) to single family dwellinghouse (C3), the erection of extension at rear ground floor level within courtyard and formation of a terrace over, extension at ground floor level to western end of courtyard, creation of off-street open car parking space and minor elevational changes to The Mount elevation.', by way of erection of the extension at ground floor level to the western end of the courtyard, creation of an off-street car parking space, and minor elevational changes to the Mount elevation.

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/2493/P Granted

    8 Fitzroy Road London Camden NW1 8TX

    Use of the entire building for a single-family home (C3 residential).

    Received 16 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development