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WC2H 8AA.

WC2H 8AA has 1 known premises and 31 planning records — 21 approved of 31 decided (67.7%).

Postcode WC2H 8AA · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther31 exact3 approximate34 on the map — every match
At a glance · this postcodeCamden profile →
1
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
31
Applications
31 decided
67.7%
Approval rate
21 approved · 4 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
34
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

WC2H 8AA has 1 known premises and 31 planning records — 21 approved of 31 decided (67.7%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

31 planning applications across the postcode; 21 approved of 31 decided (67.7%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Display of a double sided internally illuminated digital screen to the existing bus shelter structure no. 0107/0310, including the display of subtle animated content.
Bus Shelter Outside 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Applicant Mr CHRIS READER · Agent JCDecaux UK Ltd · Officer Geraldine Gohin
Advertisement Consent
Withdrawn
2026-03-05
Display of 2x internally illuminated digital screens to existing bus shelter structure no. 0107/0310 (Retrospective).
Bus shelter outside 24 Cambridge Circus on Charing Cross Road London WC2H · premises record
Advertisement Consent
Withdrawn
2016-01-20
Retention of an air intake attenuator at rear ground floor level above access stairs, capping of former vent ducts and insertion of 3x vent grills to lightwell in connection with restaurant (Class A3).
McDonald's 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2015-11-23
Display of an externally illuminated projectign sign to Shaftesbury Avenue elevation.
McDonalds 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Advertisement Consent
Approved
2015-11-23
Display of 5 non-illuminated flags on Charing Cross, Cambridge Circus and Shaftesbury Avenue elevations to restaurant.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Advertisement Consent
Refused
2015-03-02
Installation of 11 condensers and a kitchen extract at roof level with associated ducting and acoustic screening.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2014-12-19
Display of 3 externally illuminated fascia signs and 7 replacement awnings to Cambridge Circus, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue elevations in association with alterations to shopfront.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Advertisement Consent
Approved
2014-10-28
Alterations to shopfront including new entrance to Charing Cross Road and replacement windows, doors, stall risers and awnings to Cambridge Circus, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue elevations.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2014-10-28
Variation of hours of operation in relation to condition 3 of 2014/3237/P for; change of use of basement and ground floors from restaurant to mixed use restaurant and takeaway. Current hours; Sunday to Wednesday: 0800 - 0000hrs & Thursday to Saturday: 0800 - 0100hrs Proposed hours: Sunday - Wednesday 07:00 to 00:00 and Thursday - Saturday 07:00 - 01:00 (Amended description)
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Planware Ltd · Officer Raymond Yeung 4546
Variation or Removal of Condition(s)
Approved
2014-09-23
Change of use of ground floor and basement from restaurant (Class A3) to a mixed restaurant/ takeaway service (Class A3/A5).
Leon de Bruxelles 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2014-05-21
Display of a double sided internally illuminated digital screen to the existing bus shelter structure no. 0107/0310, including the display of subtle animated content.
Bus Shelter Outside 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Applicant Mr CHRIS READER · Agent JCDecaux UK Ltd · Officer Geraldine Gohin
Withdrawn
2026-03-05
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Advertisement Consent
Display of 2x internally illuminated digital screens to existing bus shelter structure no. 0107/0310 (Retrospective).
Bus shelter outside 24 Cambridge Circus on Charing Cross Road London WC2H · premises record
Withdrawn
2016-01-20
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Advertisement Consent
Retention of an air intake attenuator at rear ground floor level above access stairs, capping of former vent ducts and insertion of 3x vent grills to lightwell in connection with restaurant (Class A3).
McDonald's 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Approved
2015-11-23
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Full Planning Permission
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Display of an externally illuminated projectign sign to Shaftesbury Avenue elevation.
McDonalds 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Approved
2015-11-23
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Advertisement Consent
Display of 5 non-illuminated flags on Charing Cross, Cambridge Circus and Shaftesbury Avenue elevations to restaurant.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Refused
2015-03-02
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Advertisement Consent
Installation of 11 condensers and a kitchen extract at roof level with associated ducting and acoustic screening.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Approved
2014-12-19
More
Full Planning Permission
Display of 3 externally illuminated fascia signs and 7 replacement awnings to Cambridge Circus, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue elevations in association with alterations to shopfront.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Approved
2014-10-28
More
Advertisement Consent
Alterations to shopfront including new entrance to Charing Cross Road and replacement windows, doors, stall risers and awnings to Cambridge Circus, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue elevations.
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Approved
2014-10-28
More
Full Planning Permission
Variation of hours of operation in relation to condition 3 of 2014/3237/P for; change of use of basement and ground floors from restaurant to mixed use restaurant and takeaway. Current hours; Sunday to Wednesday: 0800 - 0000hrs & Thursday to Saturday: 0800 - 0100hrs Proposed hours: Sunday - Wednesday 07:00 to 00:00 and Thursday - Saturday 07:00 - 01:00 (Amended description)
24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Planware Ltd · Officer Raymond Yeung 4546
Approved
2014-09-23
More
Variation or Removal of Condition(s)
Change of use of ground floor and basement from restaurant (Class A3) to a mixed restaurant/ takeaway service (Class A3/A5).
Leon de Bruxelles 24 Cambridge Circus London WC2H 8AA · premises record
Approved
2014-05-21
More
Full Planning Permission

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for Camden — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 1 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
Summary and Definition This Archaeological Priority Area includes the Anglo-Saxon international trading emporium of Lundenwic which grew along the Thames and Fleet rivers in the seventh to ninth century. It is bounded on its · reference 77135 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Basements · reference A4Ba3 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ) · reference A4EC3a1 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000007 · covers 1 of 1 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Seven Dials (Covent Garden) · reference CA35 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
Summary and Definition This Archaeological Priority Area includes the Anglo-Saxon international trading emporium of Lundenwic which grew along the Thames and Fleet rivers in the seventh to ninth century. It is bounded on its · reference 77135 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Basements · reference A4Ba3 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ) · reference A4EC3a1 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000007 · covers 1 of 1 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Seven Dials (Covent Garden) · reference CA35 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 30 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 3 applications
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Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 3 applications
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Applicant on 1 application
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Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent31 applications and 34 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

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Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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