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1-5 Kings Cross Bridge, 281 Pentonville Road and 368 Grays Inn Road London N1 9NW

2019/5980/PApproval of DetailsAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
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Proposal

Details of condition 3 (refuse) of permission ref: 2017/1206/P dated 15/08/2017 (Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission reference: 2014/0371/P dated 26/08/2014 (for the erection of a three storey building comprising retail/restaurant (Class A1/A3) at ground floor and office (Class B1a) at first and second floors and roof top plant, following demolition of existing building) to amend the access from street to basement levels; raise the ground floor slab to allow access to underground tunnels; provision of basement services (cycle/refuse storage); alterations to upper floor layout; infill of approved void between first and second floor levels; provision of a full length facade to the ground floor elevation facing Kings Cross Bridge; revised materials for office entrance on Grays Inn Road and an increase in the height of approved plant screen, and Variation of Condition 3 (method statement) to allow some above ground development to commence prior to the submission/approval of the method statement for development proposed below ground level).

Received
28 November 2019
Decision due
14 February 2020
Ward
Kings Cross (Pre May 2022)
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.10 Jan
  4. Target14 Feb
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 1-5 Kings Cross Bridge, 281 Pentonville Road and 368 Grays Inn Road London N1 9NW. Camden has handled 713 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 November 2019 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the King's Cross and St Pancras conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 4,098 applications in total for the N1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
N1 9NW
Application type
Approval of Details
Development type
A1 Shop, A3 Restaurants and Cafes, B1 Business
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2019
Consultation expiry
10 January 2020
Consultation start
20 December 2019
Consultation end
10 January 2020
Last date for comments
10 January 2020
Application expires
10 January 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kings Cross St Pancras
  • Article 4 direction: Basements+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Source: Camden

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