The Camden Council Planning Committee met on Monday 15 June 2026 to discuss several significant planning applications. The meeting's agenda focused primarily on major development proposals, including a large mixed-use scheme at Land at Regis Road, London NW5 3EW, and amendments to the O2 Masterplan Site in Finchley Road, London NW3 6LU. The committee was presented with detailed reports and supplementary information regarding these applications, alongside written submissions and deputations from local residents, community groups, and ward councillors.

Land at Regis Road, London NW5 3EW

The committee was scheduled to consider a major mixed-use redevelopment proposal for the Land at Regis Road, NW5 3EW. This application, numbered 2025/4861/P, included the demolition of existing structures and phased redevelopment of up to 24 storeys. The proposal encompassed a wide range of uses, including residential development (Class C3), commercial, business and service uses (Class E), film production (Sui Generis), education (Class F1), visitor accommodation (Class C1), a reprovided recycling facility (Sui Generis), local community uses (Class F2), a cinema (Sui Generis), a drinking establishment (Sui Generis), and a studio experience/museum (Sui Generis). Supporting infrastructure, landscaping, public realm, highway works, an energy centre, and cycle and disabled car parking were also part of the proposal. A related application, 2025/5084/L, concerned the partial demolition of the Grade II listed Station House and associated works, including the development of an adjoining building for a recycling facility and residential units.

The officer's report highlighted that the site forms part of the Regis Road Growth Area, earmarked for redevelopment. The proposal aimed to deliver a mixed-use scheme with significant employment floorspace for a Film Quarter, alongside educational facilities for the London Screen Academy and National Film and Television School, a hotel, and visitor attraction. It also included 513 homes, with 485 additional homes and 25 reprovided homes, all as affordable housing. The scheme was noted to be controversial, with numerous objections from local groups and residents concerned about its scale, massing, and heritage impacts. The report recommended granting conditional planning permission for both applications, subject to referral to the Mayor of London, finalisation of conditions, and completion of a Section 106 Agreement.

Numerous supplementary documents were provided, including detailed drawings, various statements on affordable housing, environmental impact, heritage, transport, sustainability, and fire safety. Conditions were attached covering time limits, approved drawings, pre-start requirements for air quality monitoring, land contamination risk assessments, railway infrastructure protection, SuDS details, flood risk emergency plans, and detailed design submissions for various elements of the development.

The O2 Masterplan Site, Finchley Road, London NW3 6LU

The committee was also scheduled to discuss amendments to the O2 Masterplan Site in Finchley Road, NW3 6LU, under application number 2025/0484/P. This application, made under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, sought to vary numerous conditions of a previous planning permission (ref. 2022/0528/P). The proposed amendments included additional height, alterations to the design, massing, and footprint of buildings within the Detailed Element (Plots N3-E, N4, and N5). These changes aimed to address updated Building Regulations, particularly concerning fire safety, and to reflect current economic viability challenges affecting housebuilding.

Key proposed changes included the replacement of Block N4D with a two-storey pavilion, additional residential floorspace in Phase 1 with a corresponding reduction in the Outline Elements, revisions to affordable housing and unit mix, relocation and reduction in community floorspace, additional blue badge parking and cycle parking, and revised landscaping. The application sought to maintain the overall quantum of development across the masterplan, equating to around 1,800 homes.

The officer's report noted that the scheme was eligible for the Mayor's Time Limited Route for housing delivery, which allows for a reduced affordable housing threshold under current economic conditions. The proposal would provide 20% affordable housing by habitable room across the site, with a tenure split of 60% Social-affordable rent and 40% Intermediate rent. The report recommended granting conditional planning permission, subject to referral to the Mayor of London, finalisation of conditions, and completion of a Section 106 Agreement.

Supplementary information was provided for this item, including clarifications on floorspace figures, housing mix, and the interaction between different planning permissions. Numerous written objections and deputations were received from local residents, community groups, and councillors, raising concerns about height, massing, heritage impacts, transport infrastructure, affordable housing provision, and the planning process itself.

The meeting also included standard agenda items such as apologies, declarations of interest, announcements, and the consideration of minutes from previous meetings.