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Planning AtlasCamdenSt James's wardWC2B 5RH
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Postcode record · Camden

WC2B 5RH.

WC2B 5RH has 40 known premises and 20 planning records — 15 approved of 19 decided (78.9%). 6 EPC records.

CamdenSt James'sWC2B 5RH
Postcode WC2B 5RH · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther30 exact5 approximate35 on the map — every match
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40
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
20
Applications
19 decided
78.9%
Approval rate
15 approved · 2 refused
6
EPC records
ratings C 6
35
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?

WC2B 5RH has 40 known premises and 20 planning records — 15 approved of 19 decided (78.9%). 6 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 40 shown)

Planning

What happened?

20 planning applications across the postcode; 15 approved of 19 decided (78.9%). Latest 20 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
5 Tables and 10 Chairs ( on Betterton Street Elevation) Monday to Saturday 11:30 - 22:00 Renewal Application
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Pavement Licence
Approved
2024-10-21
5 Tables and 10 Chairs ( on Betterton Street Elevation) Monday to Wednesday 12:00- 21:00 Thursday Saturday 12:00 - 22:00 New Application
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Pavement Licence
Approved
2024-02-28
5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday to Thursday 12:00 - 21:00 Friday to Saturday 12:00 - 22:00 Sunday 12:00 - 21:00 New Application
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook · Officer David Hayter
Pavement Licence
Approved
2022-10-26
5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday-Sunday 12:00-21:00 New Application from 25/10/2022
21 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant Mr David Crook · Officer Sarah Williams
Pavement Licence
REGISTERED
2022-10-25
5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday-Sunday 12:00-21:00 New Application from 01/10/2021
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane, London London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook · Officer Mohammed Rahman
Pavement Licence
Approved
2021-04-12
5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday-Sunday 12:00-21:00 New Application
The Sun 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook · Officer Yovayla Aryee
Pavement Licence
Approved
2021-04-12
5 Tables, 15 Chairs and 4 Barriers
The Sun 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook
Pavement Licence
Withdrawn
2021-04-08
Erection of a mansard roof extension with dormer windows to front and rear to create 1 x 2 bedroom maisonette at third and fourth floor levels and the creation of front and rear roof terraces at fourth floor level (Revised).
22 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant Mr Fred Meehan · Agent Hinge Associates · Officer Obote Hope 2555
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2014-10-22
The display of 2 x halo illuminated fascia signs and 1x non-illuminated projecting sign.
24/25 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Advertisement Consent
Approved
2013-12-23
Retrospective application for the removal of two chimney stacks to front and back elevation on roof of retail and dwelling houses (Class A1 and Class C3) .
23 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2012-10-24
5 Tables and 10 Chairs ( on Betterton Street Elevation) Monday to Saturday 11:30 - 22:00 Renewal Application
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Approved
2024-10-21
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Pavement Licence
5 Tables and 10 Chairs ( on Betterton Street Elevation) Monday to Wednesday 12:00- 21:00 Thursday Saturday 12:00 - 22:00 New Application
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Approved
2024-02-28
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Pavement Licence
5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday to Thursday 12:00 - 21:00 Friday to Saturday 12:00 - 22:00 Sunday 12:00 - 21:00 New Application
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook · Officer David Hayter
Approved
2022-10-26
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Pavement Licence
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5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday-Sunday 12:00-21:00 New Application from 25/10/2022
21 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant Mr David Crook · Officer Sarah Williams
REGISTERED
2022-10-25
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Pavement Licence
5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday-Sunday 12:00-21:00 New Application from 01/10/2021
The Sun Public House 21 Drury Lane, London London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook · Officer Mohammed Rahman
Approved
2021-04-12
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Pavement Licence
5 Tables and 15 Chairs Monday-Sunday 12:00-21:00 New Application
The Sun 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook · Officer Yovayla Aryee
Approved
2021-04-12
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Pavement Licence
5 Tables, 15 Chairs and 4 Barriers
The Sun 21 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant David Crook
Withdrawn
2021-04-08
More
Pavement Licence
Erection of a mansard roof extension with dormer windows to front and rear to create 1 x 2 bedroom maisonette at third and fourth floor levels and the creation of front and rear roof terraces at fourth floor level (Revised).
22 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Applicant Mr Fred Meehan · Agent Hinge Associates · Officer Obote Hope 2555
Approved
2014-10-22
More
Full Planning Permission
The display of 2 x halo illuminated fascia signs and 1x non-illuminated projecting sign.
24/25 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Approved
2013-12-23
More
Advertisement Consent
Retrospective application for the removal of two chimney stacks to front and back elevation on roof of retail and dwelling houses (Class A1 and Class C3) .
23 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RH · premises record
Refused
2012-10-24
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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 40 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 40 of 40 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Basements · reference A4Ba3 · covers 40 of 40 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000007 · covers 40 of 40 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Seven Dials (Covent Garden) · reference CA35 · covers 40 of 40 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Article 4 Direction Area
Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ) · reference A4EC3a1 · covers 38 of 40 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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 40 of 40 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Basements · reference A4Ba3 · covers 40 of 40 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000007 · covers 40 of 40 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Conservation Area
Seven Dials (Covent Garden) · reference CA35 · covers 40 of 40 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Article 4 Direction Area
Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ) · reference A4EC3a1 · covers 38 of 40 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 20 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 6 applications
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 6 applications
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 3 applications
Applicant on 6 applications
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 6 applications
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 3 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent20 applications and 35 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy6 EPC records; ratings C: 6.
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.

2 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Struggling director · Price decline
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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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