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

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
• 2019/0594/P Granted

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

  Details of doors or gates and means of escape fronting the highway, for Phase 1 (Block A) only, to partially discharge Condition 33 of 2013/3807/P 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 Feb 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
• 2019/0463/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 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)).

  Decided 19 Feb 2019 Full applications

1. 26 Jun 2018

   Decision issued: Granted

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• 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
• 2018/0817/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 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.

  Decided 1 May 2018 Full applications

Camden granted permission on 26 June 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.

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.

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

  2021/3338/P 50 yards away

  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.

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

• Unit C.01, Block C (Sovereign Court) Postmark London Mount Pleasant (Phase 2) WC1X 0BF

  2026/2754/P Submitted 1 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Change of use of the commercial unit (Class E) to provide three self-contained flats (Class C3) together with associated internal and external alterations to the fenestration treatment to the northeast and southeast elevations.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 6 docs

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

  2018/4824/P Submitted 8 Oct 2018 50 yards away

  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).

  Granted Full applications 8 docs
  Major scheme

• Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

  2021/2726/P 50 yards away

  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).

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

• Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

  2021/3460/P 50 yards away

  Details of condition 25 (inclusive design/accessibility) 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)).

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

• Mount Pleasant - Phoenix Place Development London WC1X 0DA

  2020/2359/P 50 yards away

  Details of roof level structures and a plant noise assessment to discharge Conditions 16 (roof-level structures) and 28 (acoustic isolation and anti-vibration measure) - for Phase 1 of the development 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

• 2026/0369/P Granted

  Railway embankment and land west of 49 Adelaide Road London NW3 3QB

  Installation of a new DNO (Distribution Network Operator) cabinet and erection secure access gate to Adelaide Road, erection of staircase to railway embankment, associated works.

  Received 17 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3694/P Granted

  19 Charterhouse Street London EC1N 6RA

  Details pursuant to condition 19 (external lighting) of planning permission 2025/1683/P, granted subject to a legal agreement on 05/06/2026, for remodelling, refurbishment and extensions (including 3 additional storeys) of the existing building to provide Use Class E (commercial, retail/restaurant and jewellery workspace) and associated landscaping and facade works.

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3904/P Granted

  14 Templewood Avenue London NW3 7XA

  Details pursuant to Condition 5 (Tree protection measures) of planning permission 2026/2315/P dated 10/08/2026 for "Erection of an orangery/outbuilding in the rear garden."

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Full applications
• 2025/2002/P Granted

  11 Doughty Street London WC1N 2PL

  Change of use from office (Class E) to residential to form a single-family dwelling (Class C3); associated internal and external alterations

  Received 9 May, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3551/P Granted

  19 Charterhouse Street London EC1N 6RA

  Details pursuant to condition 21 (Details of gates/barriers onto Charterhouse Street) of planning permission 2025/1683/P, granted subject to a legal agreement on 05/06/2026, for remodelling, refurbishment and extensions (including 3 additional storeys) of the existing building to provide Use Class E (commercial, retail/restaurant and jewellery workspace) and associated landscaping and facade works.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Full applications