National Westminster Bank Kings Cross House, 200, Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9JS
Proposal
Demolition of the existing pavilion and erection of a new four storey block around the base of the towers to provide a mixed use building with 3 open A class units on ground floor, 56 residential units and an education outreach centre. Change of use of the existing towers from office use to 837 units of student accommodation and alterations to the elevation.
- Received
- 10 May 2004
- Decided
- 6 September 2004 · Historic Data
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Caledonian
- ReceivedSubmitted10 May
- ValidatedValidated3 Jun
- Consult.Consultation28 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Sep
Decided in 95 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at National Westminster Bank Kings Cross House, 200, Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9JS. Islington has handled 1,775 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 77 days. This one was decided in 119 days, 6 weeks longer than Islington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Caledonian. We hold 3,956 applications in total for the N1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20098 Jan
Minor amendment to application ref. P052794 so as to change the use of 125 square meters of approved retail…
RefusedNon-material amendmentP052794(MA01) - 20063 Oct
Approval of details pursuant of condition 21 ((design of base and columns) Re Planning permission dated 3rd…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsP062251 - 20061 Sep
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 15 and 16 of planning consent ref: P052794.
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP062054
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: King's Cross
- Listed building: Grade II: Former Welsh Congregational Union Chapel (Eglwys Y Tabernaacl)On or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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