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Permitted2013/3807/PSubmitted 13 years agoBasement

Royal Mail Phoenix Place Phoenix Place Gough Street, Calthorpe Street Camden

Comprehensive redevelopment, following the demolition of existing buildings, to construct four new buildings ranging from 5 to 15 storeys (above basement level) in height, to provide 38,724 sqm (GIA) of residential floorspace (345 dwellings) (Class C3), 823 sqm (GIA) of flexible retail and community floorspace (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, D1 or D2), with associated energy centre, waste and storage areas, basement level residential car parking (54 spaces), the re-provision of Royal Mail staff car parking (approx 196 spaces) cycle parking, residential cycle parking (431 residential spaces) hard and soft landscaping to provide public and private areas of open space, alterations to the public highway and all other necessary excavation and enabling works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The proposed redevelopment is to be considered is the context of the redevelopment of the adjacent site, north of the Sorting Office building (within the London Borough of Islington) which has been submitted simultaneously under the Islington planning & conservation area consent application reference numbers: P2013/1423 & P2013/1435. That development involves: The demolition of existing buildings to construct 3 to 12 storey buildings, providing 38,015sqm (336 dwellings) residential floorspace (Class C3), 4,260sqm (GIA) office floorspace (Class B1), 1.428sqm flexible retail and community floorspace, (Classes A1, A2, A3, D1 or D2) with associated energy centre, waste and storage areas, car (65 spaces) and cycle (523 spaces) parking, hard and soft landscaping to provide public and private areas of open space, alterations to the public highway and construction of a new vehicle ramp to basement level to service Royal Mail operations, an acoustic roof deck over the existing servicing yard and other necessary excavation and enabling works. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

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Progress

Submitted
7 Jun 2013
— completed
Validated
7 Jun 2013
— completed
Consultation
11 Sept 2013
— completed
Target date
6 Sept 2013
— completed
Decided
27 Feb 2014
— completed

Application details

Reference
2013/3807/P
Local authority
Camden
Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022)
Application type
All Other
Property type
Commercial

Key dates

Submitted
7 Jun 2013
Validated
7 Jun 2013
Comments close
11 Sept 2013
Target decision
6 Sept 2013
Decided
27 Feb 2014

Estimated project value

£100k–£250k

Typical UK cost for this job type, at UK average rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.

Planning constraints

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