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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 dates74,093Searchable applications
1,120Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 52,089 approved or refused records
5,072Refused applications
47,017 approved · 5,072 refused · 5,495 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2010 to 5 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 6 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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 Decision2025/1794/L
Installation of water mist based fire suppression systems.
17A Highgate High Street London N6 5JT
Received 1 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1795/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Fell to ground level.
2 Haversham Place London N6 6NG
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1796/L
Installation of air-conditioning unit at roof level and associated internal alteration including; new services within roof space and ceiling grilles; removal of internal partitions and doors; removing current kitchen and bathroom fittings and installing replacements; renewal of finishes throughout; reinstatement of a chimneypiece; new lighting and sockets and associated works all at fourth floor level.
53 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Received 7 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1798/T
SIDE GARDEN: 1 x London Plane (T1) - Prune back from building to give 2m clearance as shown on annotated photo. REAR GARDEN: 1 x London Plane (T2) - Prune back from building to give 2m clearance as shown on annotated photo.
Mary Ward House 5 - 7 Tavistock Place London WC1H 9SN
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1799/L
Erection of a single storey rear extension and excavation of garden to increase level access and associated internal alterations to ground and first floors.
Flat Ground and First Floor 14 Downshire Hill London NW3 1NR
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Final Decision2025/1800/P
Erection of dormer to rear roof slope.
35 Flat B Woodsome Road London Camden NW5 1SA
Received 16 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1801/T
AREA AT REAR: Group of Thuja (G1) - Reduce lateral and sub lateral growth overhanging No.18 Highgate West Hill by approx. 0.75m - 1m.
Area to rear of 18 Highgate West Hill London N6 6NP
Received 1 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1802/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Silver Birch (T1) - Reduce height by 3m, shape and crown thin by 30%. 1 x Silver Birch (T2) - Reduce height by 2m, shape and crown thin by 30%. 1 x Silver Birch (T3) - Reduce height by 1m, shape and crown thin by 30%. 2 x Cherries (T4 & T5) - Reduce height by 1m and reduce back from garden by 1m. 2 x Magnolia (T6 & T7) - Reduce height by up to 1m and shape leaving both trees same height.
43 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PD
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1805/P
Erection of timber clad extension on upper ground floor and addition of terraces to rear at upper ground and first floor levels
Flat A & Flat B 34 Lowfield Road London NW6 2PR
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1806/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Cherry (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Sycamore (T3) - Fell to ground level.
28B Glenilla Road London NW3 4AN
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1808/P
Erection of a first-floor rear extension on the existing external terrace and enlargement and replacement windows and doors to rear elevation.
9 Hawtrey Road London NW3 3SS
Received 20 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1809/P
Replacement of the existing windows and doors, erection of additional storey, installation of roof light to existing rear extension, installation of PV solar panels, and one air source heat pump on the roof.
9 Hawtrey Road London NW3 3SS
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Final Decision2025/1810/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Whitebeam (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (T2) - Fell to ground level.
12 Ferncroft Avenue London NW3 7PH
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1811/P
Installation of plant on roof.
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road London NW5 1RL
Received 23 May 2025 - Withdrawn2025/1812/P
Mixed use of the cafe, as a day-time cafe/restaurant with a primary cooking function and as a live music/entertainment venue (Sui Genesis), 1pm to 11pm, Monday-Sunday.
46 Grafton Road London NW5 3DU
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1813/P
Erection of a two storey, 2 x bedroom dwelling within the rear garden, and associated bin and cycle storage enclosure.
48 Hillfield Road London NW6 1PZ
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1814/A
Display of 1x projecting sign.
58 Kingsway London WC2B 6DX
Received 22 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1816/P
Change of use of a single family dwelling house (Class C3) to a large 9-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) with minor external alterations including erection of bike storage and associated landscaping (Part Retrospective).
20 Busby Place London NW5 2SR
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Final Decision2025/1819/T
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T1) - Prune north side of crown to give up to 1.5m clearance from building, pruning to suitable growth points where possible. 1 x Plum (Prunus cerasifera') (T3) - Remove basal epicormic growth to maintain footpath clearance. REAR AREA: 1 x Birch (Betula utilis) (T5) - Remove stake and ties. 1 x Plum (Prunus cerasifera') (T8) - Prune to give 1m clearance from lamp. 1 x Plum (Prunus cerasifera') (T9) - Prune to give 1m clearance from lamp. 1 x Plum (Prunus cerasifera') (T11) - Prune to give up to 1m clearance from balcony. Priority B & C works as per survey 30274.
Regent's Canalside Apartments 37 - 39 Camden Road London NW1 9LR
Received 1 May 2025 - Final Decision25-00144-LDCP
Installation of 1x sliding bi-fold, 2x inward opening gates and 1x inward swing gate to the front elevation of the Church.
165 ARLINGTON ROAD LONDON, NW1 7EX
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Final Decision2025/1821/L
Detailed drawings showing the removal of the existing louvres and reinstatement of the window panes at Level 2 required by condition 5 of listed building consent reference 2022/3491/L approved 10/11/2022 for the internal and external alterations to the building to provide new MEP services, floor and ceiling finishes including partitioning in respect of part ground, part lower ground and levels 1-9, together with other ancillary facilities including a relocated cycle store, toilets and showers, lift stop and internal alterations within the basement.
Victoria House 37-63 Southampton Row London WC1B 4DA
Received 2 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1822/T
(TPO REF: C317 2002) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T1) - Reduce height of crown by 3m, reduce lateral growth by around 1m and lift crown to a height of 4m from ground level.
57 Gloucester Crescent London NW1 7EG
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Withdrawn2025/1823/P
Lower ground and first floor rear extension with lightwell, new side entrance door at ground floor level, bin storage areas and cycle stands, and conversion from single family dwelling to 4x flats.
14 Frognal London Camden NW3 6AG
Received 15 May 2025 - Final Decision2025/1825/L
Refurbishment of timber stairs between ground and first floor.
70 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3BN
Received 6 May 2025
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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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