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

Granted Camden 2018/0817/P Full applications

Relates to 2013/3807/P

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Amendment of planning conditions 2(Approved Plans list), 21(Green/Brown Roofs) and 30 and 31 (both Unit Flipping details), to updated relevant drawing numbers, 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, flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works (summary)). THE CHANGES to the approved scheme include the rearrangement of internal layouts of residential units and cores A3 to A7; alterations to basement layout; amendments to the approved residential unit mix (including 3 additional affordable rent units and 3 less private units and dwelling size mix within the private tenure); changes to building elevations and landscaping/amenity spaces.

As published by the council, reference 2018/0817/P

Application record

Reference
2018/0817/P
Category
Full applications
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
Decided
1 May 2018

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2019/4136/P Granted

    Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place, Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe Street 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 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 relate to detailed design development for Block A/Phase 1 to clarify the design shown on the elevation drawings, some parapet levels would be increased in height.

    Decided 14 Oct 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2018

    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

  • 2013/3807/P Granted

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

    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.

    Decided 27 Feb 2014 Full applications

8 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2021/0767/P Granted

    Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

    Details of green/brown roofs for Phase 2 (Blocks B and C) as required by part condition 21 (as varied by Non-Material Amednment 2018/0817/P dated 01/05/2018) of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for erection of new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works).

    Decided 17 Aug 2021 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
  • 2018/4824/P Granted

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

    Details of green/brown roofs for Phase 2 as required by part condition 21 (as varied by Non-Material Amednment 2018/0817/P dated 01/05/2018) of planning permission 2013/3807/P granted on 30th March 2015 by the Greater London Authority (for erection of new buildings of 5-15 storeys, 345 dwellings, 823sqm of flexible retail and community floorspace and associated works).

    Decided 18 Jan 2019 Full applications
  • 2018/2175/P Granted

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

    Details of green/brown roofs for Phase 1 to partially discharge (reserving Phase 2) condition 21 (as varied by 2018/0817/P dated 01/05/2018) 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 26 Jun 2018 Full applications
  • 2018/2586/P Granted

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

    Amendment of Condition 9 (detailed surface water drainage scheme) and 23 (lighting strategy), to allow the details to be submitted prior to superstructure works rather than pre-commencement, 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 and associated

    Decided 22 Jun 2018 Full applications

What this grant of permission means

Camden granted permission on 1 May 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 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

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    31 Loveridge Road London Camden NW6 2DU

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    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
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    Flat 1, 73 Eton Avenue London NW3 3EU

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