Planning application
3 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8PH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the former sex entertainment venue (sui generis) to an escape room experience (sui generis).
As published by the council, reference 2026/2452/P
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2452/P
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Holborn and Covent Garden
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1X 8PH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Camden
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Camden granted permission on 13 August 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.
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