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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47,033 approved · 5,072 refused · 5,496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas21 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Final Decision2026/4540/P
Details of condition 4 (Detailed drawings and samples) and 5 (Privacy screen) of planning permission ref. 2026/1982/P dated 22/09/2026 which amended ref. 2025/1250/P dated 13/05/2025 (for: Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2025/1250/P granted 13/05/2025 (for: 'Erection of part one and part two storey rear extension and roof terrace at second floor; erection of a mansard roof extension.') namely to amend the materiality of the proposed rear elevation joinery.)
29 Healey Street London NW1 8SR
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4541/P
Replacement of entrance doors and change of window frame colour at ground floor level on the Museum Street Elevation.
18 Museum Street London WC1A 1JN
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4542/A
Display of a non-illuminated hand-painted mural on south elevation.
152-156 North Gower Street London NW1 2LU
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4543/P
Alterations to ground floor flat, vis:- replacement of window to rear with glazed doors, formation of entrance door and blocking up of kitchen door (both on side elevation)
32 Flat C Lambolle Road London Camden NW3 4HR
Received 17 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4544/T
WEST CEMETERY: 1 x Robinia (T188) Fell ground level. 1 x Robinia (T215) - Fell to ground level.
Highgate Cemetery Swain's Lane London N6 6PJ
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4545/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay (T1) - Fell to ground level.
Flat Basement Ground And 1st Floor 145 King Henry's Road London NW3 3RD
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4546/P
Conversion of three residential units into two self-contained residential units, including associated internal alterations, erection of a rear dormer to provide roof access, and creation of a roof terrace on the existing rear flat roof.
61 Goldhurst Terrace London NW6 3HB
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4547/L
Internal alterations to the basement and ground floor level retail unit, and shopfront alterations to facia and hanging signage.
33 Neal Street London WC2H 9PR
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4548/A
Installation of externally iluminated fascia lettering sign and non-illuminated projecting sign fixed to existing bracket
33 Neal Street London WC2H 9PR
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4549/P
Removal of condition 4 (cycle store) to planning permission 2026/1695/P 'Change of use from a 5-bedroom/5-person HMO (Class C4) to an 8-bedroom/8-person HMO (Sui generis) and the erection of a rear dormer and installation of two front and two rear rooflights associated with a loft conversion, and the erection of bin and cycle stores in the rear garden'.
1st And 2nd Floor Flat 529B Finchley Road London NW3 7BG
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4550/P
A NEW TIMBER SIGNBOARD AND PROJECTION SIGN
83-84 Hampstead High Street London Camden NW3 1RE
Received 27 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4551/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Eucalyptus (T1) - Fell to ground level.
64 Harmood Street London NW1 8DP
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4552/P
Advertisement consent for the installation of an 2no internally illuminated fascia signs to the Tottenham Court Road elevation measuring 2.63m x 0.38m and 2.18m x 0.07m; installation of 2no fascia signs to the Goodge Street elevation measuring 3.32m x 0.48m and 2.18m x 0.07m; installation of 2no projecting signs each measuring 0.6m x 0.04m - Linked to PA/2026/0141.
63 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 2ES
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4553/A
Installation of fascia signage.
Unit 14 Platform 37 6 King's Boulevard London N1C 4BU
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4554/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Re-pollard back to previous pollard points. 1 x Sycamore (T2) - Re-pollard back to previous pollard points.
16 Clorane Gardens London NW3 7PR
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4559/P
Replacement roof finishes (slate/lead), installation of 2 roof access hatches, replacement of roof lanterns and repairs to laylights, raising part of west party wall and installation of new stone coping, refurbishment of existing rainwater goods and new downpipes (for other internal works, see 2026/4639/L)
Keats House 10 Keats Grove London NW3 2RR
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Final Decision2026/4560/P
Details of Condition 3 (Materials) (Part B) of planning permission 2024/3971/P dated 02/04/2025 (for: Demolition of existing two-storey higher education building and replacement with new two- storey higher education building, with associated hard and soft landscaping)
Embassy Theatre, The Royal Central School Of Speech And Drama 62-64 Eton Avenue London NW3 3HY
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4561/T
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Japanese Maple (T1) - Thin crown density evenly throughout by approx. 20%. Reduce crown by up to 0.5m to control at reasonable dimensions for its location.
50 Howitt Road London NW3 4LJ
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4562/L
Amalgamation of existing flats to form a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4), replacement of the lower ground floor rear door, installation of paving within the front lightwell, and associated internal alterations.
2-3 Charrington Street London NW1 1RS
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4564/P
Installation of a substation and associated enclosure building.
Land within external yard Arches 29-41 Castle Mews London NW1 8SU
Received 30 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4565/A
1 no. canopy mounted signage letters 'The School of Life'
Development Zone A King's Boulevard King's Cross Central York Way London
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4567/T
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T2) - Crown reduction of 30%, approx. 2m.
88 Fellows Road London NW3 3JG
Received 16 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4569/L
Replacement of existing roof slates and lead flashings where these have deteriorated. The works also include lead capping of the coping stones to match neighbouring properties
5 Holly Mount London Camden NW3 6SG
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Registered2026/4572/A
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs, one internally illuminated vertical tower sign, and one projecting internally illuminated sign on shopfront.
110-113 Tottenham Court Road London W1T 5AF
Received 15 Oct 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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