Planning application
2026/2945/P
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Proposal
Amendments to planning permission ref. 2025/0038/P dated 03 March 2025 for Continued use of single storey structures in the south and north entrances to provide an external search facility to the museum for a temporary period for 18 months (until 3rd September 2026): namely to remove reference to time limits in the description of development.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2945/P
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2026
Received by Camden
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22 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2015/0219/L Granted
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Retention of the temporary floor in the Round Reading Room at the British Museum for a further 6 months.
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2023/4648/P Granted
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Erection of new energy centre incorporating maintenance support accommodation to internal West Road, new substation off Montague Street, all together with associated internal and external works, service runs, erection of plant, landscaping, and temporary works associated with construction following demolition of existing Energy Centre to internal West Road and removal of temporary buildings to the south of the existing energy centre on the internal West Road and to the north and east of the White Wing facing Montague Street.
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2015/1094/L Granted
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Extend the temporary listed building consent (references 2007/2934/L, 2008/1376/L, 2011/0605/P) for ticket desks on east & west sides of Great Court for 3 years.
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2020/1682/L Granted
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Installation of fire door between Gallery 60 and heavy goods lift, Level 6 North Range.
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2014/4411/L Granted
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Details of wall display cabinets (condition 2a); freestanding cabinets (2b); replacement window in south-east corner (2c); and replacement oak double doors (2d) as required by listed building consent (2013/4613/L) for various internal alterations and repair works to Middle Room.
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2018/1757/P Granted
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Installation of ventilation extract point and a louvre extract from existing WC.
Other amendments applications
In Camden
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2026/3185/P Awaiting decision
42 Kilburn High Road London NW6 4HJ
Removal of Condition 3 (Hours of Operation) of planning permission ref. 2015/5457/P granted on 23/03/2016 for the change of use from retail (Class A1) to restaurant (Class A3), installation of a shopfront, and erection of a rear extract duct with associated plant.
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2026/3125/P Awaiting decision
80 West End Lane London NW6 2LX
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2026/0484/P dated 20/03/2026 for the installation of solar panels and insulation to the flat roof. The amendment seeks to regularise a minor increase in the finished roof level resulting from the flat roof insulation, leading to a localised increase in visibility.
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2026/2032/P Granted
Flat A 39 Courthope Road London NW3 2LE
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2026/0012/P dated 31/03/2026 (for "Proposed ground floor rear and infil extension, new rear facing juliete balcony at first floor level. Repairs like for like to existing front bay windows") to replace a glazed side pitched roof with a tiled roof and 3x roof lights, and to replace the side fence wall with a boundary wall.
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2026/2615/P Granted
100 Avenue Road London NW3 3HF
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 2026/0404/P (granted as a variation of conditions to planning permission ref. 2025/0852/P (for demolition of building and provision of a mixed-use residential-led development) to secure alterations to the external appearance; internal residential and commercial space layouts; omission of community floorspace and increased affordable housing provision; cycle and car parking; hard and soft landscaping, and other associated amendments), namely to amend the basement internal servicing and ventilation ductwork and reconfiguring cycle storage areas to improve stand type and access routes to these.
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2026/3126/P Awaiting decision
82 West End Lane London NW6 2LX
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2026/0484/P dated 20/03/2026 for the installation of solar panels and insulation to the flat roof. The amendment seeks to regularise a minor increase in the finished roof level resulting from the flat roof insulation, leading to a localised increase in visibility.