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Murphys Yard Highgate Road London

Awaiting decision Camden 2026/3564/P Request for Scoping Opinion

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Request for scoping opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 2017, for phased mixed-use development including the partial demolition, alteration and redevelopment of two locomotive sheds; demolition of all other structures on site; the erection of up to 17 buildings (up to ground plus 15 storeys) to deliver up to 171,000m2 Gross External Area (GEA) of residential floorspace to provide up to 1,750 units (Use Class C3), alongside up to 20,000m2 GEA of industrial floorspace (Use Class B2/B8 and E(g)(iii)), up to 1,000m2 GEA of community uses (Use Class B2/B8/E/E(g)(iii)/F1/F2/Sui Generis), up to 7,500m2 GEA of commercial floorspace (Use Class E/Sui Generis. In addition to the above, the following use classes are also proposed but are not anticipated to be built out to their full parameter limits), up to 8,000m2 GEA of hotel floorspace (Use Class C1), up to 11,000m2 GEA of Large-Scale Purpose-Built Shared Living (LSPBSL) (‘Co-living’) space (Use Class Sui Generis) and up to 11,000m2 GEA of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) (‘Student Accommodation’) (Use Class Sui Generis).

As published by the council, reference 2026/3564/P

Application record

Reference
2026/3564/P
Type
Request for Scoping Opinion
Status
Registered
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Highgate;Kentish Town North

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2026

    Received by Camden

  2. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Camden took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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45 documents on file for this application

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