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Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space, Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street And Purchese Street Open Space London NW1 1DN

2019/2475/PVariation or Removal of Condition(s)Pending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 2015/2704/P dated 14/10/2016 for 'Demolition of existing buildings and the provision of approximately 2,190sq.m replacement school (Use Class D1); approximately 1,765sq.m of community facilities (Use Class D1); approximately 207sq.m of flexible Use Class A1/A2/A3/D1 floorspace and 136 residential units (Use Class C3) over 7 buildings ranging from 3 to 25 storeys in height comprising: o Plot 1: Community uses at ground floor (Use Class D1) (approximately 1,554sq.m) to include a children's nursery and community play facility with 10no. residential units above; o Plot 2: 35 residential units over flexible A1/A2/A3/D1 floorspace at ground level (approximately 137sq.m); o Plot 3: Extension of Grade II listed terrace to provide 3no. dwellings; o Plot 4: Replacement school (Use Class D1) ; o Plot 5: 20no. residential units over a replacement community hall (Use Class D1) (approximately 211sq.m); o Plot 6: 14no. residential units; and o Plot 7: 54no. residential units over flexible A1/A2/A3/D1 floorspace at ground level (approximately 70sq.m). Changes to existing public open spaces along with associated highways works and landscaping' namely to include electrical substation within the curtilage of the approved building and changes to the ground floor plan.

Received
10 May 2019
Decided
23 January 2020 · Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
St Pancras & Somers Town (Pre May 2022)
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received10 May
  2. Validated23 May
  3. Consult.15 Jul
  4. Target22 Aug
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 245 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Camden98% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to vary a condition at Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space, Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street And Purchese Street Open Space London NW1 1DN. Camden has handled 713 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 258 days, 29 weeks longer than Camden's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,114 applications in total for the NW1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2019/2475/P
Address
Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space, Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street And Purchese Street Open Space London NW1 1DN
Postcode
NW1 1DN
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Variation or Removal of Condition(s)
Development Type
A1 Shop, A2 Financial and Professional, A3 Restaurants and Cafes, C3 Dwelling House, D1 Non-Residential Institution
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
136
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
FINAL DECISION
Ward
St Pancras & Somers Town (Pre May 2022)

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 May 2019
Consultation Expiry
15 July 2019
Target Decision Date
22 August 2019
Date Decided
23 January 2020
Date Validated
23 May 2019
Date Submitted
10 May 2019
Consultation Start
23 May 2019
Consultation End
15 July 2019
Last Date for Comments
15 July 2019
Permission Expires
23 January 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted Subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement
Decided By
Members Briefing
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
28 May 2019

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
69
Coordinates
51.532513, -0.129376
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Camden

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kings Cross St PancrasPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Pancras Road ArchesOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Basements
  • Brownfield land register: Central Somers Town Covering Land At Polygon Road Open Space Edith Neville Primary School…Register site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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