Planning application
Ground Floor To Top Floor 53 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of ground to third floors as a single family dwelling house. (Class C3). (Linked with 25/07398/LBC)
As published by the council, reference 25/07376/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07376/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Regent's Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NW1 6HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/07398/LBC Granted
Ground Floor To Top Floor 53 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD
Internal alterations to change plan form in association with use as single dwelling house (Retrospective). (Linked with 25/07376/CLEUD)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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15 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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25/07398/LBC Granted
Ground Floor To Top Floor 53 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD
Internal alterations to change plan form in association with use as single dwelling house (Retrospective). (Linked with 25/07376/CLEUD)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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