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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 dates74,106Searchable applications
1,115Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 52,105 approved or refused records
5,072Refused applications
47,033 approved · 5,072 refused · 5,496 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2010 to 6 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered2026/2869/P
Erection of an additional storey at third floor level to enlarge the existing maisonette
Flat A 33 Camden High Street London NW1 7JE
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Final Decision2026/2871/A
Display of 1 no. canopy mounted signage letters 'AI Exchange' and 3 no. projecting blade box signs
Development Zone A King's Cross Central York Way London
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/2872/P
Details required by condition 3 (windows, doors, and cladding) and condition 13 (planters) of planning permission ref 2025/4506/P dated 6 March 2026 for alterations to roof and fenestration of dwellinghouse.
3 Connaught Mews London NW3 2PN
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2873/P
Replacement of existing single glazed timber framed windows and doors with double glazed timber framed units.
45 Heath Hurst Road London NW3 2RU
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2874/T
REAR GARDEN: Group of Holly (Ilex aquifolium) (G1) - Reduce height by 2m & trim sides by 0.5m leaving the trees at a standing height of 5m. 1 x Silver Birch (Betula pendula) (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Dead Stem (T3) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) (T4) - Crown reduction by 1.5m in height bringing lateral growth to shape by 1m. Leaving the trees at a standing a height of 4.5m. 1 x Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) (T5) - Crown reduction by 2m in height and 1.5m in lateral growth. Leaving the trees at a standing height of 10m. 1 x Acer (T7) - Reducing lateral growth encroaching onto building by 2m & thin out crown by 0.5m.
Chestnut Cottage Vale Of Health London NW3 1AZ
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Not published2026/2875/A
Display of 1 x externally illuminated (trough-lit) hand-painted fascia lettering sign (following removal of existing projecting sign). (APPLICATION TRANSFERRED TO OSDC FOR DETERMINATION)
3 Percy Street London W1T 1DE
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2876/T
(TPO REF: A1) AREA AT FRONT: 9 x Leyland Cypress (G1) - Fell to ground level.
4 Oak Hill Park London NW3 7LG
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2879/T
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Magnolia (T1) - Fell to ground level.
93 Hillway London N6 6AB
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2880/P
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2026/0929/P dated 05/06/2026 (Demolition of two existing garden sheds and erection of a detached garden office in rear garden), namely to increase the separation distance between the approved outbuilding and the rear boundary.
Flat A 22 Greville Road London NW6 5JA
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2881/P
Details of SuDS lifetime maintenance plan pursuant to condition 20 of planning permission ref. 2025/5094/P dated 24/06/2026 (for: Erection of 2no. visitor welcome pavilions within the northern and southern forecourts of the British Museum and the erection of associated queuing and wayfinding infrastructure, railings, and seating. Landscaping of the western and eastern lawns in the southern forecourt and alterations to dwarf walls surrounding both lawns. Alterations to curbs and associated landscaping of northern forecourt. All for a temporary period of up to 10 years.)
The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/2882/P
Installation of two Jumbrellas, including heating and lighting to the side garden of the public house (Sui Generis).
32 Downshire Hill London NW3 1NT
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Final Decision2026/2883/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Hybrid Willow (T1) - Section fell to ground level.
38 Glenhurst Avenue London NW5 1PS
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2884/T
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Privet (HG1) - Remove section of hedge. 1 x Honey Locust (T1) - Fell to ground level.
79 Canfield Gardens London NW6 3EA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2885/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Birch (T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Fig (T2) - Reduce crown to previous pruning points, approx. 2m reduction.
16 Frognal Lane London NW3 7DU
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/2888/P
Change of use of the first floor from office accommodation (Class E) to residential use (Class C3) to provide four self-contained dwellings, together with associated external alterations
110-114 Grafton Road London NW5 4BA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2889/P
Details to partially discharge Condition 3 (Sample of Brick Materials) of planning reference 2025/0210/P dated 30/07/25 for refurbishment and recladding of existing building with extensions at fourth floor adjacent to Theobalds Road and associated works.
26 Red Lion Square London WC1R 4HQ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2890/L
Removal and replacement of modern internal finishes
12 Park Village West London Camden NW1 4AE
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2891/L
Replacement door and window at lower ground floor level to rear outrigger and installation of sandstone steps in rear garden.
42 Mornington Terrace London Camden NW1 7RT
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2894/P
Partial replacement and alteration of the existing shopfront at 89 Charlotte Street, including the creation of a dedicated entrance; roof-level alterations; erection of a fourth-floor extension; and associated alterations to the rear elevation and fenestration.
89 Charlotte Street London W1T 4PU
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/2895/P
Details required by condition 22 (Fire Safety) of planning permission 2017/6967/P dated 25/10/2023 for Alterations to the rear of existing hotel building and erection of rear extension to hotel, landscaping and parking (Amended Plans)
152-156 Express By Holiday Inn Finchley Road London Camden NW3 5HS
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Final Decision2026/2896/P
Details required by condition 18 (Tree Protection Measures) of planning permission 2017/6967/P dated 25/10/2023 for Alterations to the rear of existing hotel building and erection of rear extension to hotel, landscaping and parking (Amended Plans)
152-156 Express By Holiday Inn Finchley Road London Camden NW3 5HS
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Final Decision2026/2897/P
Details required by condition 19 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of planning permission 2017/6967/P dated 25/10/2023 for Alterations to the rear of existing hotel building and erection of rear extension to hotel, landscaping and parking (Amended Plans)
152-156 Express By Holiday Inn Finchley Road London Camden NW3 5HS
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Final Decision2026/2898/P
Alterations to existing lower ground floor rear extension including replacement of windows and doors and installation of glazed roof; removal of existing ground floor rear terrace, balustrading and extension, and erection of replacement extension; replacement of rear windows and doors with timber framed double-glazed units; replacement of rear second floor and front third floor glass balustrades with railings; replacement of front entrance door; replacement of front coping stones; replacement of front surfacing with stone paving; and associated works.
29 Gayton Road London NW3 1TY
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/2899/P
Retrospective planning application for the construction of a shed to the front driveway facing the street. The shed houses a fire suppression system necessary for the compliance of the property and enabling safe evacuation of its occupants.
78 Fairhazel Gardens London Camden NW6 3SR
Received 14 Jul 2026
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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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