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Murphys Yard Highgate Road London

2026/3564/PRequest for Scoping OpinionPending Decision

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).

Received
19 August 2026
Target decision date
17 September 2026
Ward
Highgate;Kentish Town North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated19 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Sep
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Camden93% of applications approved

This is a planning application for demolition at Murphys Yard Highgate Road London. Camden has handled 1 application of this type. It was submitted on 19 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Highgate;Kentish Town North.

Application Details

Reference
2026/3564/P
Address
Murphys Yard Highgate Road London
Local Authority
Camden
Application Type
Request for Scoping Opinion
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Highgate;Kentish Town North

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 August 2026
Target Decision Date
17 September 2026
Date Validated
19 August 2026
Date Submitted
19 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Laura Dorbeck

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.552933, -0.144783
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Camden

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Basements+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: The Greenwood Centre, Greenwood Place & Highgate Day Centre, 19-37 Highgate Road, London,…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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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