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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 dates74,019Searchable applications
1,097Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 52,050 approved or refused records
5,071Refused applications
46,979 approved · 5,071 refused · 5,494 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2010 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Decision2024/0727/P
Details required by condition RM6 (Phasing Plan) of planning permission ref. 2022/0528/P dated 20/12/2023 (Detailed planning permission for Development Plots N3-E, N4, and N5 and Outline planning permission for Development Plots N1, N2, N3, N6, N7, S1 and S8).
O2 Masterplan Site Finchley Road London NW3 6LU
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0728/P
Development of the land adjacent to 46 Maresfield Gardens including the erection of a five-storey (plus basement floor) building to provide new residential accommodation (Class C3), associated basement excavation, hard and soft landscaping works, boundary treatment works, and other associated works. Substantial demolition and redevelopment of 39a Fitzjohn's Avenue for the provision of residential accommodation (Class C3) including erection of three-storey rear extension, part one-/part two-storey roof extension, associated basement excavation, hard and soft landscaping works, front boundary treatment works, and other associated works.
Land adjacent to 46 Maresfield Gardens & 39a Fitzjohn's Avenue London NW3
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0729/L
Addition of one Premises Information Box to front lightwell of 48 Doughty Street and one Premises Information Box to front lightwell of 49 Doughty Street on advice of London Fire Brigade.
Dickens House Museum 48 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LX
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0730/T
IN GROUNDS AT FRONT: 1 x Cedar (T12) - Prune away from building to provide 3m clearance. IN GROUNDS AT REAR: 1 x Ash (T21) - Reduce crown by 3m - 4m. Co-dominant bifurcated stem. 1 x Ash (T92) - Prune away from building to proving 3m clearance.
La Sainte Union Convent School Highgate Road London NW5 1RP
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Final Decision2024/0731/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T1) - Fell to ground level.
Flat A 7 Denning Road London NW3 1ST
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Final Decision2024/0732/L
Internal and external repair works to areas affected by subsidence, and redecoration.
2 St Martins Almshouses Bayham Street London Camden NW1 0BD
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0733/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Magnolia (T1) - Reduce height by 2m - 3m branch lengths. Reduce width by 1.5m branch lengths. Remove all defective branch wood. 1 x Sycamore (T2) - Reduce rear West facing lateral spread only by up to 2.5m branch lengths. Remove any defective branch wood. 1 x Sycamore (T3) - Reduce over-extended lateral growth by up to 2.5m. Remove any defective branch wood. FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Birch (T4) - by road: General crown tidy by removing crossing branches and any dead / defective branch wood.
16 Holly Walk London NW3 6RA
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Final Decision2024/0734/P
Erection of single-storey lower ground floor rear extension.
277 West End Lane London NW6 1QS
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0735/P
Replacement of existing garage door with window; enclosure of rear entrance portico; enclosure of front entrance portico; and replacement of ground floor front window with patio doors.
12 Vane Close London NW3 5UN
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0736/A
Display of a free standing double sided digital screen adjacent to bus stop.
Ucl Eastman Dental Hospital And Institute 256 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LD
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0737/T
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Ginkgo (T1) - Remove dead vine from tree. Reduce height by up to 2.5m branch lengths to establish a more compact form.
73 Fitzjohn's Avenue London NW3 6PD
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Final Decision2024/0738/P
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 2023/1673/P, granted 03/10/2023 for erection of a ground floor side infill and rear extension with associated pergola, replacement of rear dormer with larger dormer, installation of replacement pergola and balustrade to second floor rear roof terrace, and minor associated works, namely for replacement of the existing stove flue on the south façade of the rear wing with a taller flue attached to the existing rear chimney stack.
1 Courthope Road London Camden NW3 2LE
Received 7 May 2024 - Final Decision2024/0739/A
Display of internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs on shopfront..
13 Goodge Street London W1T 2PG
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Final Decision2024/0740/P
Erection of single-storey rear extension at first-floor level.
First Floor Flat 12 Aldred Road London NW6 1AN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0741/HS2
Heritage Agreement Method Statement for the reassembly and re-erection of the railings around Euston Square Gardens.
Euston Square Gardens Euston Square London
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Final Decision2024/0743/P
External alteration to involve inserting new sliding rear doors at ground floor level and erection of single storey rear outbuilding
6 Marston Close London Camden NW6 4EU
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0744/P
Erection of single storey side/rear infill rear extension, installation of new glazed windows/doors to existing two storey rear wing, erection of rear dormer extension and rooflights to main roof.
34 Hillfield Road London NW6 1PZ
Received 1 May 2024 - Final Decision2024/0745/P
External alterations to replace glazed second floor rear extension with brick walls and timber framed windows.
Flat 3 71 Falkland Road London NW5 2PU
Received 7 May 2024 - Withdrawn2024/0748/P
Lowered front brick wall and new top metal rail, new metal gate, and PV panels on front roof slope.
5 Cannon Place London Camden NW3 1EH
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Appeal Decided2024/0749/P
Erection of mansard roof extension.
Flat B 79 Arlington Road London NW1 7ES
Received 7 May 2024 - Final Decision2024/0750/L
Reorganisation of entrance and reception, removal of stud walls and addition of platfom lift to provide wheelchair access. Strip paint to uncover original materiality.
Acland Burghley School 93 93 Burghley Rd Tuffnell Park London NW5 1UJ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0752/L
Internal alterations to remove a partition wall and insert a glazed draft lobby.
59-60 Russell Square London Camden WC1B 4HP
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0753/P
Details required by condition 3 (detailed drawings/samples) of planning permission 2022/2542/P dated 03/03/2023 (Demolition of and redevelopment of Emminster and Hinstock blocks to provide new residential accommodation and ground floor commercial space across three buildings ranging from 4 to 11 storeys).
Abbey Estate 3 Abbey Road London NW6 4DX
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Final Decision2024/0754/L
Minor interior modifications to two existing basement office rooms, involving the removal of a modern plasterboard ceiling & stud partition dividing the space, relocation of an existing door set, new electrical installations, wiring, lighting, decoration, joinery & flooring. Replacement of a modern 80 x 80 SHS post supporting an existing oak beam with a larger 100 x 100 SHS supporting a new steel beam to the underside of the exisitng oak beam (which is not altered). Steel supports concealed with plasterboard.
29-31 Bedford Row Chambers Bedford Row London Camden WC1R 4HE
Received 21 Mar 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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