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The Pears Building 5th And 6th Floors Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2PP

Awaiting decision Camden 2026/4175/P Full Planning Permission

Relates to 2014/6845/P

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of the existing patient hotel (approved under ref. 2014/6845/P), to allow the patient hotel to also be used by the general public on Friday and Saturday nights and the nights preceding bank holidays, while retaining priority access for existing approved users at all times.

As published by the council, reference 2026/4175/P

Application record

Reference
2026/4175/P
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
25 Sep 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Gospel Oak
Postcode
NW3 2PP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2026

    Received by Camden

  2. 6 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 2014/6845/P Granted

    Royal Free Hospital Pond Street London NW3 2QG

    Demolition of existing carpark and ancillary structures and erection of new 7 storey building, located on Heath Strange Garden site facing west to Hampstead Green footpath and Rosslyn Hill, containing laboratory/research space for Institute for Immunity and Transplantation, a patient hotel, Royal Free Charity offices plus a replacement carpark of 58 spaces, replacement memorial garden, plant and landscaping, all ancillary to Royal Free Hospital.

    Decided 25 Apr 2016 Full applications

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Camden for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Camden decided full applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
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    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications