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Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

Granted Camden 2013/3807/P Full applications

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Comprehensive redevelopment, following the demolition of existing buildings, to construct four new buildings ranging from 5 to 15 storeys (above basement level) in height, to provide 38,724 sqm (GIA) of residential floorspace (345 dwellings) (Class C3), 823 sqm (GIA) of flexible retail and community floorspace (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, D1 or D2), with associated energy centre, waste and storage areas, basement level residential car parking (54 spaces), the re-provision of Royal Mail staff car parking (approx 196 spaces) cycle parking, residential cycle parking (431 residential spaces) hard and soft landscaping to provide public and private areas of open space, alterations to the public highway and all other necessary excavation and enabling works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The proposed redevelopment is to be considered is the context of the redevelopment of the adjacent site, north of the Sorting Office building (within the London Borough of Islington) which has been submitted simultaneously under the Islington planning & conservation area consent application reference numbers: P2013/1423 & P2013/1435. That development involves: The demolition of existing buildings to construct 3 to 12 storey buildings, providing 38,015sqm (336 dwellings) residential floorspace (Class C3), 4,260sqm (GIA) office floorspace (Class B1), 1.428sqm flexible retail and community floorspace, (Classes A1, A2, A3, D1 or D2) with associated energy centre, waste and storage areas, car (65 spaces) and cycle (523 spaces) parking, hard and soft landscaping to provide public and private areas of open space, alterations to the public highway and construction of a new vehicle ramp to basement level to service Royal Mail operations, an acoustic roof deck over the existing servicing yard and other necessary excavation and enabling works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

As published by the council, reference 2013/3807/P

Application record

Reference
2013/3807/P
Category
Full applications
Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
Decided
27 Feb 2014

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 29 applications since 2014: 28 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2022/2513/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Discharge of Condition 28 (acoustic isolation and anti-vibration measures), for Phase 2 of the development only, to planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 (as amended by 2018/0817/P dated 01/05/2018, 2018/1054/P dated 12/04/2018, 2020/0921/P dated 16/03/2020 and 2021/3338/P dated 04/11/2021) by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace).

    Decided 2 Nov 2022 Full applications
  • 2022/2565/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Conversion of internal residential amenity space (residents gym) to a residential unit (C3) with outdoor terrace at Core A6, Phase 1 of the Phoenix Place development.

    Decided 15 Sep 2022 Full applications
  • 2021/3338/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Amendment of planning conditions 2 (approved plans), to update relevant drawing numbers, and 34 (substations), to provide details and make a compliance condition, to planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 (as amended by 2018/0817/P, 2018/1054/P, 2018/2586/P, 2019/1931/P, 2019/3364/P, 2019/4136/P, 2019/0921/P, 2020/3333/P) by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)). NAMELY to allow the variation of approved drawings to incorporate a re-arrangement of the electrical substation, LW switch room, introduction of a gas intake room at ground floor of Block C, omission of plant at roof level of Blocks B and C, and submission of details for the electrical substation to allow Condition 34 to be amended from a prior to commencement of superstructure works to a compliance condition.

    Decided 4 Nov 2021 Full applications
  • 2020/1278/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Conversion of residential amenity space to a one-bedroom, one-person residential unit (C3).

    Decided 3 Sep 2020 Full applications
  • 2020/3333/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Amendment of planning condition 2 (approved plans), to update relevant drawing numbers, to planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 (as amended by 2018/0817/P, 2018/1054/P, 2018/2586/P, 2019/1931/P, 2019/3364/P, 2019/4136/P, 2019/0921/P) by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)). THE CHANGES to the approved scheme include updates to entrance door design; introduction of louvred spandrel panels; updates to A6 main entrance doors and to Level 04 terrace fenestration/doors

    Decided 21 Aug 2020 Full applications
  • 2020/0921/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Amendment of Conditions 5 (Archaeology; 9 (SUDS); 11 (Sound Insulation); 19 (cycle store); 20 (waste storage), to allow the details to be submitted prior to the relevant handover phase of the development, to planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 (as amended by 2018/0817/P dated 01/05/2018 and 2018/1054/P dated 12/04/2018) by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace).

    Decided 16 Mar 2020 Full applications
  • 2019/0693/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Details of internal (long-stay) cycle parking facilities at Block A (Phase 1, Section 1) to partially discharge Condition 19 (cycle storage), for the internal (long-stay) cycle parking in Block A only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 16 Oct 2019 Full applications
  • 2019/0193/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Details of Air Quality to discharge Condition 17 [air pollution with details for a ventilation strategy] of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 23 Sep 2019 Full applications
  • 2018/5448/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Details of drainage to partially discharge Condition 9 (SUDS) in relation to Phase 1 of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (as amended by 2018/2586/P dated 22/06/2018) (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 29 May 2019 Full applications
  • 2019/0498/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Details of glazing sound insultation performance to partially discharge (for Phase 1 of the development) Condition 18 of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 19 Mar 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2014

    Decision issued: Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

15+ later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2026/0267/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant Royal Mail Staff Car Park Mount Pleasant London WC1X 0BU

    Non material amendment to permission 2013/3807/P (as amended) for: Comprehensive redevelopment, following the demolition of existing buildings, to construct four new buildings ranging from 5 to 15 storeys (above basement level) in height, to provide 38,724 sqm (GIA) of residential floorspace (345 dwellings) (Class C3), 823 sqm (GIA) of flexible retail and community floorspace (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, D1 or D2), with associated energy centre, waste and storage areas, basement level residential car parking (54 spaces), the re-provision of Royal Mail staff car parking (approx 196 spaces) cycle parking, residential cycle parking (431 residential spaces) hard and soft landscaping...) to alter use of the staff parking spaces in the basement level car park and to alter references to the parking spaces in the Proposal description.

    Decided 17 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • 2024/1935/P Granted

    Land to the West of Royal Mail Sorting Office Phoenix Place Mount Pleasant London

    Non-Material Amendment to planning reference 2013/3807/P dated 30/03/2015 (as amended by 2024/0144/P dated 20/06/2024), namely alter the development description to remove specific reference to the area of flexible retail and community floorspace.

    Decided 25 Jul 2024 Full applications
  • 2024/0144/P Granted

    Units 2 and 3 10 and 12 Mount Pleasant London WC1X 0BU

    Variation of condition 46 (limit on amalgamation of commercial units) granted under reference 2013/3807/P dated 30/03/2015 for 'Comprehensive redevelopment, following the demolition of existing buildings, to construct four new buildings ranging from 5 to 15 storeys (above basement level) in height, to provide 38,724 sqm (GIA) of residential floorspace (345 dwellings) (Class C3), 823 sqm (GIA) of flexible retail and community floorspace (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, D1 or D2), with associated energy centre, waste and storage areas, basement level residential car parking (54 spaces), the re-provision of Royal Mail staff car parking (approx 196 spaces) cycle parking, residential cycle parking (431 residential spaces) hard and soft landscaping to provide public and private areas of open space, alterations to the public highway and all other necessary excavation and enabling works.' The variation is to make units 2 and 3 exempt from condition 46.

    Decided 20 Jun 2024 Full applications
  • 2022/2997/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of landscaping, play spaces and play equipment, and external cycle parking (Square P only), pursuant to conditions 13 (landscaping) and 29 (play spaces) and part condition 19 (cycle facilities) for Phase 1 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works).

    Decided 8 Sep 2023 Full applications
  • 2021/2726/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Discharge of conditions 13 (landscaping) and 29 (Playspace) for Phase 2 only of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works).

    Decided 2 Dec 2022 Full applications
  • 2022/3209/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of basement parking barriers to discharge Condition 35 (basement car parking) for Phase 2 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 25 Nov 2022 Full applications
  • 2022/2513/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Discharge of Condition 28 (acoustic isolation and anti-vibration measures), for Phase 2 of the development only, to planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 (as amended by 2018/0817/P dated 01/05/2018, 2018/1054/P dated 12/04/2018, 2020/0921/P dated 16/03/2020 and 2021/3338/P dated 04/11/2021) by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace).

    Decided 2 Nov 2022 Full applications
  • 2022/2775/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of communal residential areas to discharge Condition 26 (inclusive design) for Phase 2 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 25 Jul 2022 Full applications
  • 2022/1215/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details to partially discharge condition 33 (doors on highway details) for Phase 2 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 20 May 2022 Full applications
  • 2022/1214/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of condition 32 (wheelchair accessible parking spaces details) for Phase 2 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 19 May 2022 Full applications
  • 2021/3338/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.

    Amendment of planning conditions 2 (approved plans), to update relevant drawing numbers, and 34 (substations), to provide details and make a compliance condition, to planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 (as amended by 2018/0817/P, 2018/1054/P, 2018/2586/P, 2019/1931/P, 2019/3364/P, 2019/4136/P, 2019/0921/P, 2020/3333/P) by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)). NAMELY to allow the variation of approved drawings to incorporate a re-arrangement of the electrical substation, LW switch room, introduction of a gas intake room at ground floor of Block C, omission of plant at roof level of Blocks B and C, and submission of details for the electrical substation to allow Condition 34 to be amended from a prior to commencement of superstructure works to a compliance condition.

    Decided 4 Nov 2021 Full applications
  • 2021/0483/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of SUDS, Sound Insulation (glazing), Cycle Storage/Facilities (full details) and Doors on highway to discharge Conditions 9 (SUDS), 18 (Sound Insulation (glazing)), 19 (Cycle Storage/ Facilities (full details)) and 33 (Doors on highway) for Phase 2 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 4 Oct 2021 Full applications
  • 2021/3716/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of condition 12 (external materials) for Phase 2 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 30 Sep 2021 Full applications
  • 2021/3853/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of condition 12 Part A only (entrance details) for Phase 1 only, of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)).

    Decided 21 Sep 2021 Full applications
  • 2021/3025/A Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe Street LONDON WC1

    Display of non-illuminated 'Postmark' related signage on construction hoarding (associated with Phase 2 of development being implemented under planning permission 2013/3807/P dated 30/03/2015) facing onto Phoenix Place and Gough Street measuring 2.35m in height on 50.9m and 106.4m wide sections respectively for a temporary period until 01/12/2022.

    Decided 13 Sep 2021

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