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Camden

In the last 12 months, 88.6% of householder applications were approved in Camden (324 decided). A typical householder decision takes about nine weeks (median 64 days).

Full planning applications: 88.2% approved (752 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-06-12–2026-05-23): 94.3% of 11,514 decisions approved.

13,343Total applications
10,861Approved
653Refused
709Withdrawn
1,106Pending
94.3%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
11,019Delegated
432Withdrawn
431Members Briefing
276Withdrawn-Council
69Development Control Committee
29Table & Chairs Panel
14Decision from Appeal
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 3,138 3,085 53
98.3%
Full Planning Application 2,275 2,032 243
89.3%
Listed Building Consent 1,301 1,238 63
95.2%
Discharge of Conditions 1,076 1,068 8
99.3%
Householder 998 888 110
89.0%
Tree Works (TPO) 770 742 28
96.4%
Advertisement Consent 498 416 82
83.5%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 351 346 5
98.6%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 252 222 30
88.1%
Pavement Licence 198 191 7
96.5%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 161 151 10
93.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 130 121 9
93.1%
Request for Observations to Adjoining Borough 87 84 3
96.6%
Historic application 58 58 0
100.0%
Tables and Chairs 42 40 2
95.2%
Reserved Matters 41 41 0
100.0%
Councils Own Permission Under Regulation 3 30 30 0
100.0%
Schedule 18 - Heritage Agreement 24 24 0
100.0%
GPDO Prior Approval Determination 21 21 0
100.0%
Councils Own Approval of Details 18 18 0
100.0%
Schedule 17 - Conditions of Deemed Planning Permission 12 12 0
100.0%
Householder (Prior Approval) 8 8 0
100.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 5 5 0
100.0%
Section 106A 3 3 0
100.0%
GPDO Prior Approval Class MA Change of use of Class E to Class C3 3 3 0
100.0%
GPDO Prior Approval Class A Householder extensionsset out by Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 3 3 0
100.0%
Prior Approval (Other) 2 2 0
100.0%
GPDO Prior Approval - Part 1 - Class AA 2 2 0
100.0%
Request for Scoping Opinion 2 2 0
100.0%
GPDO Prior Approval of Demolition 2 2 0
100.0%
Prior Approval (Class MA — Commercial to Residential) 1 1 0
100.0%
GPDO Prior Approval Part 14, Class J (Solar Panels on non-domestic properties) 1 1 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 561 556
99.1%
2023-Q4 922 895
97.1%
2024-Q1 832 797
95.8%
2024-Q2 1,057 1,005
95.1%
2024-Q3 1,156 1,085
93.9%
2024-Q4 1,007 934
92.8%
2025-Q1 1,015 947
93.3%
2025-Q2 966 884
91.5%
2025-Q3 1,044 990
94.8%
2025-Q4 1,044 988
94.6%
2026-Q1 1,012 919
90.8%
2026-Q2 641 613
95.6%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Hampstead Town 1,134 1,100 34
97.0%
Bloomsbury 1,104 1,046 58
94.7%
Belsize 1,038 986 52
95.0%
Holborn and Covent Garden 1,014 928 86
91.5%
Highgate 930 898 32
96.6%
Frognal 866 816 50
94.2%
Primrose Hill 742 704 38
94.9%
South Hampstead 558 539 19
96.6%
Regents Park 526 485 41
92.2%
Camden Town 411 367 44
89.3%
Kings Cross 357 335 22
93.8%
Kentish Town South 353 323 30
91.5%
Planning guides

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