Bloomsbury is characterised by georgian terraces, listed buildings, concentrated across WC1 in the
Bloomsbury area. The construction sequence on a Bloomsbury job follows the georgian terraces, not a standard detail sheet. What that means for a WC1 address: georgian houses here are rarely square, so the survey is set out from a laser control network rather than assumed right angles. That detail drives the WC1 construction sequence. London Borough of Camden officers compare a WC1 scheme to the block it sits in, not to a policy number.
A WC1 dig turns on engineering more than on policy. One Bloomsbury survey serves house extension drawings for WC1 properties and planning permission too; we do not re-measure a WC1 property for each submission.
What the Bloomsbury drawing pack contains
- laser measured survey for the Bloomsbury property
- existing floor plans at 1:50
- proposed floor plans
- all elevations
- site and location plans
Streets and landmarks we survey around Bloomsbury
- Sicilian Avenue — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Sicilian Avenue back addition.
- Gordon Square — shared flank walls, so Gordon Square party structure notices go out before work starts.
- Bloomsbury Square — terraced rear elevations — the Bloomsbury Square party wall position is drawn first.
- Russell Square — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Russell Square extension goes.
- Marchmont Street — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Marchmont Street back addition.
- Southampton Row — frontages visible from the highway, so Camden Town materials detail governs the Southampton Row elevation.
- Bedford Square — terraced rear elevations — the Bedford Square party wall position is drawn first.
- Cartwright Gardens — terraced rear elevations — the Cartwright Gardens party wall position is drawn first.
- British Museum — massing on adjoining WC1 plots is tested against it.
- Russell Square — proposals in its setting are drawn with the Bloomsbury context elevation.
- Coram's Fields — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
- St Pancras New Church — massing on adjoining WC1 plots is tested against it.
- University College Hospital — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
- London Contemporary Dance School — it anchors the Bloomsbury streetscape argument in an officer report.
Getting to a Bloomsbury survey
Surveyors travel to WC1 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
Euston station, Russell Square Underground station, Russell Square, Euston Square. Appointments are booked in Bloomsbury on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard georgian terraces takes two to three hours.
Where Bloomsbury sits
on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ299818, inside the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary constituency. Getting that wrong is the commonest reason a Bloomsbury submission is returned. Source.
Practical detail for a Bloomsbury submission: we reach Bloomsbury sites via Euston station and Russell Square Underground station and Russell Square and Euston Square; the Bloomsbury post town is LONDON; dialling code 020; listed buildings around Bloomsbury include Grade I listed building. Site plans are drawn to the address as Camden Council holds it.
Bloomsbury postcode coverage
Bloomsbury sits in the WC1 district, and Camden Council validates every application here against that address.
Streets and stations in Bloomsbury
In Bloomsbury that is Sicilian Avenue, Gordon Square, Bloomsbury Square, Russell Square, Marchmont Street, Southampton Row, Bedford Square and Cartwright Gardens and the roads off them. most Bloomsbury sites are within walking distance of Euston station or Russell Square Underground station or Russell Square. and Grade I listed building is listed, which pulls neighbouring WC1 proposals into a setting assessment.
Areas we cover around Bloomsbury
Coverage from Bloomsbury extends to Maida Vale (W9), Angel (N1, EC1V), Barnsbury (N1), Canonbury (N1), Highbury (N5), Clerkenwell (EC1) and into Barnet.
