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Chester Road Hostel 2 Chester Road London N19 5BP

2026/1754/PNon Material AmendmentsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 15 June 2026

Council decision: Granted

Proposal

Non-material amendments to planning permission 2020/3461/P dated 11/05/2021 (for: Redevelopment of the site to include demolition of existing hostel building and the erection of a new hostel building (sui generis) formed of 3 x part 3, part 4 storey blocks with 2 x external stairwells arranged around a central courtyard. Associated works include installation of plant equipment, access arrangements and tree and landscaping works) NAMELY the installation of a tv aerial and CCTV antenna at roof level to the rear of Block B.

Submitted
8 May 2026
  1. Received8 May
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Jun

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Chester Road Hostel 2 Chester Road London N19 5BP. Camden has handled 109 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 11 days quicker than Camden's typical decision time. The site is in the Holly Lodge Estate conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 282 applications across Highgate. We hold 557 applications in total for the N19 postcode area.

100% of non material amendments applications at London Borough of Camden were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
N19 5BP
Application type
Non Material Amendments

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Highgate Village
  • Article 4 direction: Basements
  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    11 Nov

    Details pursuant to condition 40B (Energy Monitoring) of planning permission ref. 2020/3461/P

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/4801/P
  2. 2026
    8 May

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2020/3461/P

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment2026/1754/P

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 Sep

    Details pursuant to condition 10B (contamination) ) of planning permission ref. 2020/3461/P

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/3996/P
  2. 2026
    8 Sep

    Details pursuant to condition 28 (Secured by Design) of planning permission ref. 2020/3461/P

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/3808/P
  3. 2026
    26 Jun

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2020/3461/P

    ApprovedNon-material amendment2026/2606/P
  4. 2026
    14 Apr

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (Details, Materials and Samples) of planning permission ref. 2020/3461/P

    PendingDischarge of conditions2026/1390/P
  5. 2026
    30 Mar

    Details pursuant to condition 43 (hostel management plan) of planning permisson ref. 2020/3461/P

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/0917/P
  6. 2026
    30 Mar

    Details pursuant to condition 5 (lightng) of planning permission ref. 2020/3461/P

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/0777/P

Source: Camden

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