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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Camden planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Camden. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Camden website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates74,053Searchable applications
1,108Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 52,065 approved or refused records
5,071Refused applications
46,994 approved · 5,071 refused · 5,494 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2010 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas21 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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More application records
- Final Decision2024/4968/P
Erection of a single storey infill side extension with four rooflights
32 Richborough Road London NW2 3LX
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4969/P
Hip to gable extension, rear dormer with juliette balcony and 3 x rooflight in front roofslope
32 Richborough Road London NW2 3LX
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4970/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T1) - Fell to ground level. 2 x Acers (T2 & T3) - Reduce crowns by approx. 20%, up to approx. 0.5m - 0.75m. Thin crown density by 20%.
The Porticos 53 - 59 Belsize Avenue London NW3 4BN
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4971/T
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Ash (T1) - Reduce by up to 1m all round. Thin by 20%. 1 x Laurel Hedge (T2) - Reduce width by up to 2m and tidy. 1 x Holly (T3) - Reduce height by 1m. 1 x Laurel & 1 x Hornbeam (G4) - Reduce lateral overhanging growth by 1m - 2m no further back than boundary line.
Temple Heath Lodge 33 Templewood Avenue London NW3 7UY
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4972/T
(TPO REF: 25H-T22) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T1) - Reduce back to previous reduction points.
49 Belsize Park Gardens London NW3 4JL
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4973/P
Proposed replacement front door from Steel to Oak finish; installation of entrance signage and lighting and an Electric Vehicle charging point to front elevation of building.
Ground Floor 102 St Pancras Way London Camden NW1 9ND
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4974/P
Installation of Bike Store in Front Garden
Flat A, 34 Kylemore Road London Camden NW6 2PT
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn2024/4975/A
Proposed hand painted advert for a period of 12 months
226 Camden High Street London Camden NW1 8QS
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4976/P
Erection of a single storey rear extension, loft conversion including a rear dormer and two rooflights on the front roofslope and replacement of existing windows with double-glazing to front and rear elevations.
34 Constantine Road London NW3 2NG
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4977/T
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus) (T1) - Reduce 1m - 2m all around reduction to give 2m - 3m clearance and balance crown.
Flat 1 Mourne House 11 Maresfield Gardens London NW3 5SL
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4978/T
REAR GARDEN: 2 x Sycamores (T1 & T2) - Re-pollard removing 2m - 3m all round, ensuring not to prune past previous pruning/pollard point.
Elim Mansions 15 Lyndhurst Gardens London NW3 5NT
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4979/L
Details of method statements covering dismantling of gates fronting Great Russell Street (condition 4(i)) and removal of sections of railing fronting Montague Street (Condition 4Iii)), required to part discharge Condition 4 of planning permission ref 2023/4903/L dated 16/10/2024 for 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.
British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1E 7JW
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4980/P
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Drawings) and Removal of condition 5 (Tree Protection) of planning permission ref 2023/0692/P dated 24/07/2024 for 'Basement excavation, installation of external platform lift, reconfiguration of external staircase, reinstatement of stair balustrade and front boundary treatment to match original, replacement windows, installation of bi folding doors, hard and soft landscaping and associated works.' changes include Arboricultural report to be removed from drawings and Removal of condition is due to land contamination
13 Belsize Crescent London NW3 5QY
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4981/L
Internal and external alterations associated with use as a single family dwelling house (Class C3) including installation of rooflights and works of repair to facades.
7 John Street London WC1N 2ES
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4982/P
Replacement of the existing rear conservatory with a rear extension, replacement of existing extension flat roof with pitched roof incorporating two rooflights and replacement of uPVC window on the first floor at the rear of the house with double glazed timber framed sash window.
15 Montpelier Grove London Camden NW5 2XD
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4983/P
Proposed lift over-run and change to fenestration of glazed link.
71-75 Unit 7 Shelton Street London Camden WC2H 9JQ
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4984/P
Alterations at 1st and 2nd floor levels at front and rear, involving the replacement of single glazed timber frame windows with like-for-like double glazed units.
Flat B 114 Camden Street London NW1 0HY
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4985/P
Details of proposed colour and finish of all supporting posts and trim in relation to condition 4 of planning permission (2021/3943/P) dated 15/07/2024, for the refurbishment of side/rear garden, installation of 2 outbuildings, new side steps, replacement sections of timber fences and various landscaping works.
Flat H 25 East Heath Road London NW3 1EB
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4986/L
Details to discharge Condition 4 a (railings) b (windows) and c (stairs and gate pillars) of listed building consent 2024/3415/L dated 04/10/2024 for the 'Proposed external works comprising replacement of front steps and brick balustrade/wall; replacement of front lower ground floor windows; alterations to the garage including new roof, door, and detailing; and new steps and balustrade at rear'. Proposed external works comprising replacement of front steps and brick balustrade/wall; replacement of front lower ground floor windows; alterations to the garage including new roof, door, and detailing; and new steps and balustrade at rear.
32 Steele's Road London NW3 4RE
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4987/P
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing, installation of balustrade at rear first floor level to create a terrace, addition of canopy to front entrance and landscaping to rear garden.
25 Briardale Gardens London NW3 7PN
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Final Decision2024/4988/P
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
50 Marsden Street London NW5 3HD
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4992/P
External alteration works to refurbish parts of the existing flat roof areas by laying out replacement roofing materials.
The Heals Building 196 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 7LQ
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4993/P
Installation of external platform lift at front ground floor, alterations to front railings, widening and replacement of external front door, levelling of rear courtyard area and associated works
UCL Political Sciences Building 36-38 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Final Decision2024/4994/T
(TPO REF 16H-T101 & T102) REAR SIDE GARDEN: 2 x Limes (T3 & T4) - Thin by 15%. Remove epicormic re-growth to a height of 7m.
4 Templewood Avenue London NW3 7XA
Received 14 Nov 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Camden, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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