Planning application
St Giles Hotel 12 Bedford Avenue London Camden WC1B 3GH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reconfigure the conference rooms at -2 and -3 levels of the hotel into 58 guest bedrooms.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2237/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2237/P
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Postcode
- WC1B 3GH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Camden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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2026/2432/P Awaiting decision
St Giles Hotel 12 Bedford Avenue London Camden WC1B 3GH
Reconfigure the dining room at the first floor level of the hotel into 31 guest bedrooms.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Camden
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21 Jun 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 16 August 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
12 documents on file for this application
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St Giles Hotel Bedford Avenue London WC1B 3GH
Display of 1x digital display screen (6.0 x 39.8 metres) to Tottenham Court Road elevation at 1st and 2nd floor level.
Refused -
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Refused Full applications Windows or glazing -
St Giles Hotel Bedford Avenue London WC1B 3GH
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Refused Full applications Windows or glazing -
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Installation of glazed canopy with spotlights to entrance of hotel (Class C1) (Retrospective).
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
St Giles Hotel Bedford Avenue London WC1B 3AS
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Refused Full applications Extension Windows or glazing -
St Giles Hotel 12 Bedford Avenue London WC1B 3GH
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Granted
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