Mixed-use plans include more than 400 homes and a 31-storey tower
A £500m mixed-use district near King’s Cross has been approved by Camden council.
Last night’s decision means 400 homes and commercial space will be built at two sites, Camley Street and Cedar Way, in the borough.
The project has been designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Morris + Company for developers Ballymore and life sciences developer Lateral, which are working in a joint venture for the council.
Ballymore group managing director John Mulryan said: “Achieving planning consent for this scheme just 14 months after we were chosen as the development partner is a testament to the work of the entire team and shows how the public and private sectors can work together to deliver the places we need.”
Work will see the demolition of all existing buildings on the two industrial sites, which are positioned either side of a railway line just north of Regent’s Canal.
The 0.5ha northern site, designed by FCBS, would contain an interlinked mixed-use building ranging from eight to 13 storeys in height, containing 119 social rent homes on upper levels and commercial space on lower storeys.
The 1ha southern site, designed by Morris + Co, would contain a a 31-storey residential tower, a nine-storey residential block and a 13-storey office block.
Planning officers said the scheme would make the best use of the brownfield site with a high-density development close to King’s Cross.
Officers added that the loss of the site’s industrial space, which is counter to Camden’s local plan, would be outweighed by the “significant and compelling public benefits” of the development, including the provision of social rent homes.
The project team for both sites includes Turley on planning, Hoare Lea on MEP, Velocity on transport, Spacehub as landscape architect, Montagu Evans on townscape and WBD on facades.
Aecom is cost consultant on FCBS’ northern site with Gardiner & Theobald appointed to the same role on Morris + Co’s larger southern site. FCBS is masterplanner for both sites.
The first homes are due to be ready by the end of 2030.
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