Panther House, 38 Mount Pleasant The Brain Yard 156-164 Gray's Inn Road Camden WC1X 8ED
Redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works.
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Progress
Application details
- Reference
- 2015/6955/P
- Local authority
- Camden
- Postcode
- WC1X 8ED
- Ward
- HOLBORN AND COVENT GARDEN
- Application type
- All Other
- Property type
- Flat
Key dates
- Decided
- 1 Nov 2017
Estimated project value
£135k–£340k
Typical UK cost for this job type, at inner London rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.
Recently sold nearby
New owners, recently moved in. First work on a house usually follows within months of completing. 8 recent sales are listed below.
- FLAT 2, 28 - 30 THEOBALDS ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8NXFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £532,0003 months ago5 Jun 2026
- FIRST FLOOR FLAT, 9 ACTON STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9LXFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · Not a standard market sale · £417,0004 months ago29 Apr 2026
- 40A GREAT PERCY STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9QRFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £910,0005 months ago9 Apr 2026
- FLAT A, 37 SWINTON STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9NTFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £387,5005 months ago31 Mar 2026
- 7 WILMINGTON SQUARE, LONDON, WC1X 0ESTerraced · £3,000,0005 months ago31 Mar 2026
- 20 PERCY CIRCUS, LONDON, WC1X 9EEFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £793,0005 months ago20 Mar 2026
- BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 7 ACTON STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9LXFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £727,7506 months ago6 Mar 2026
- 2 BRITANNIA STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9JEOther · Not a standard market sale · £9,200,0009 months ago5 Dec 2025
Homes here go for about £760,375 — the median of the last 6 market sales in WC1X (the wider postcode district), £387,500 to £3,000,000.
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Planning constraints
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Nearby applications
- 38 Mount Pleasant Camden WC1X 0ANPendingNext door
- 156 - 158 Gray's Inn Road Islington WC1X 8EUPendingNext door
- 156 - 158 Gray's Inn Road Islington WC1X 8EUWithdrawnAdjoining
- Mount Pleasant Camden WC1X 0AGPermittedAdjoining
- Mount Pleasant IslingtonPendingAdjoining
- 38 CamdenPendingAdjoining