Land north west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Farringdon Road, Calthorpe Street and Phoenix Place, Islington, London, EC1A 1BB

This site has had 3 applications since 2015: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 2017/3431/P Granted

  Land north west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Farringdon Road, Calthorpe Street and Phoenix Place, Islington, London, EC1A 1BB

  Observations to the London Borough of Islington Application under Section 73 (Minor Material Amendment of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) to vary conditions 3 (section plan), 4 (phasing plan), 5 (Archaeology), 9 (water supply), 10 (SUDs), 11 (CEMP), 16 (sound insulation), 21 (air quality), 24 (waste), 27 (cycle), 28 (landscaping), 30 (green/brown roofs), 31 (window cleaning), 36 (lighting), 37 (standby plant noise) , 38 (playspace), 41 (CCTV/lighting) and informative 2 of planning permission ref P2013/1423/FUL dated 30/03/2015. The amendments propose changes to the phasing to allow Block G to come forward independently of Section 3.

  Decided 4 Aug 2017 Full applications
• 2013/4128/P Withdrawn

  Land north west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Farringdon Road, Calthorpe Street and Phoenix Place, Islington, London, EC1A 1BB

  Observations to the London Borough of Islington for the comprehensive redevelopment of the site following the demolition of existing buildings and structures to construct six new buildings ranging from 3 to 12 storeys in height to provide 38,015 sqm (GIA) of residential floorspace (336 dwellings) (Class C3), 4,260sqm (GIA) of office floorspace (Class B1), 1.428 sqm (GIA) of flexible retail and community floorspace, (Classes A1, A2, A3, D1 and D2) with associated energy centre, waste and storage areas, vehicle (65 spaces) and cycle parking (523 spaces), hard and soft landscaping to provide public (approx 5,124sqm) and private areas open space, alterations to the public highway and construction of a new dedicated vehicle ramp to basement level to service Royal Mail operations, construction of an acoustic roof deck over the existing service yard (encloses 14,150sqm at basement and ground floor levels) and all other necessary excavation and enabling works. The Camden and Islington applications are accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The proposed redevelopment will be considered in the context of the proposals on the adjacent site, located on the west side of Phoenix Place (within the London Borough of Camden). The Camden planning reference no. is: [2013/3807/P].

  Decided 18 Nov 2015 Full applications

1. 21 Jan 2020

   Decision issued: Withdrawn Decision

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before Camden decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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

  2019/0693/P 0m away

  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)).

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

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

  2018/1054/P 0m away

  Amendment of Condition 14 (treatment of Phoenix Place), to allow the details to be preliminary rather than full and to not require details of the TfL quietway, to 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)).

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

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

  2019/0463/P 0m away

  Discharge of Condition 15a - Privacy Measures/Glazing 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)).

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing
  Major scheme

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

  2018/5448/P 0m away

  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)).

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

• Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

  2019/2144/P 0m away

  Details of bird and bat nesting boxes/bricks for Phase 1 of the development to partially discharge condition 22 (bird and bat boxes/bricks), with Phase 2 reserved, 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)).

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

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

  2013/3807/P 0m away

  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.

  Granted Full applications Demolition
  Major scheme

• 2026/2516/P Withdrawn

  31 Loveridge Road London Camden NW6 2DU

  Amalgamation of the existing three self-contained one-bedroom flats into a single-family dwelling house; demolition and replacement of existing outrigger; erection of a single-storey rear wrap-around extension; erection of a rear dormer extension; creation of a roof terrace above outrigger; replacement of existing windows with timber double glazed units; installation of rooflights to front roofslope; and installation of an air source heat pump in rear garden.

  16 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3830/P Awaiting decision

  Euston Tower 286 Euston Road London NW1 3DP

  Deed of variation to allow more flexibility with Affordable housing payments for redevelopment of Euston Tower comprising retention of parts of the existing building (including central core, basement and foundations) and erection of a new building incorporating these retained elements, to provide a 32-storey mixed-use building providing offices and research and development floorspace (Class E(g)) and office, retail, café and restaurant space (Class E) and Enterprise Space (Class E/F) at ground and first floors, and associated external terraces; public realm enhancements, including new landscaping and provision of new publicly accessible steps and ramp; short and long stay cycle storage; servicing; refuse storage; plant and other ancillary and associated work.

  4 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3282/P Granted

  5 Berkley Road London NW1 8XX

  Installation of 1no. above ground gas riser from the basement flat to the meter box at first floor (retrospective)

  31 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/0483/P Granted

  100 Avenue Road London NW3 3HF

  Discharge of details for condition 47 (surface water run off details) of planning permission 2026/0404/P granted on 19/06/2026 for " Variation of conditions (2 plan numbers); 8 (quantum of commercial space); 13 (commercial windows); 15 (Wind Microclimate); 19 (commercial windows); 24 (Air quality); 34 (development quantum); 40 (Circular Economy); 44 (designing out crime); 45 (Fire Strategy); 46 (SuDS); 48 (Community facility removed), 48 (wheelchair units), 49 (TfL health and safety) to planning permission ref. 2025/0852/P (for demolition of building and provision of a mixed-use residential-led development) to secure alterations to the external appearance; internal residential and commercial space layouts; omission of community floorspace and increased affordable housing provision; cycle and car parking; hard and soft landscaping, and other associated amendments”

  9 Feb 2026 Full applications
• 2026/2697/P Awaiting decision

  Flat 1, 73 Eton Avenue London NW3 3EU

  Replacement of existing defective rear lean-to conservatory with a new slimline powder-coated aluminium framed conservatory with clear double glazing, on the exact same footprint as existing.

  3 Sep 2026 Full applications