Euston Area Plan

Euston Area Plan examination documents

Adoption of the Euston Area Plan

Camden Council adopted the Euston Area Plan at its full Council meeting on 26 January 2015. In addition, the Mayor of London adopted the Plan as supplementary planning guidance to the London Plan on 21 January 2015.

Planning Inspector’s final report

The report of the Planning Inspector who was appointed carry out an independent examination of the Euston Area Plan was received on 30 December 2014.

Examination and proposed modifications

On 10 April the Euston Area Plan proposed submission and supporting documents were submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for examination.

Inspector Derek Stebbing, BA Hons, Dip EP MRTPI, was appointed to conduct the examination to determine whether the Euston Area Plan is sound in accordance with Section 20 (5) of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

The examination process concluded with the Inspector’s Report (see above), which took into account all the documents submitted for examination, including representations received on the Proposed Submission version of the Euston Area Plan (consulted on between January and March 2014), hearing discussions (July 2014) and comments received on the Euston Area Plan proposed modifications. See sections below for more information on the proposed modifications, examination hearings and submission documents.

Changes proposed to the Euston Area Plan have been prepared to respond to representations received on the proposed submission version of the Euston Area Plan (January 2014) and the discussions at the examination hearings in July 2014.  They are known as proposed modifications and are presented in two schedules the Main Modifications and Minor Modifications. You can view how the Euston Area Plan would read if all the changes are made by looking at the tracked changes version of the Euston Area Plan below.  We have also prepared a schedule of changes to the maps, and a sustainability appraisal of the main modifications.

Proposed modifications documents

Other related updated documents

 You can view hard copies of the documents during normal opening hours at:

Comments received during consultation period (8 September to 20 October 2014)

Examination Hearings
The public hearings for the Examination were held on 1 and 2 July 2014 at Camden Town Hall. The matters and issues which were discussed and guidance for the examination process are set out in the documents below:

Programme Officer
The Council has appointed a Programme Officer, Pauline Butcher, to co-ordinate the Examination process. You can contact her with any queries on the administration of the Examination by:

If you have commented (made representations) on the proposed submission version of the Euston Area Plan you will be contacted directly by the Programme Officer with any further relevant information.

Links to all the documents submitted for examination are below along with copies of Examination Documents issued to date.

Examination Documents

ID6: Proposed Modifications Table EAP updated following examination hearings 8 July 2014
ID7: EAP Background Report Appendix 3 Tall Buildings and strategic and local views suggested changes 
(pdf, 8 MB) NB: updated version available 08/09/14  – see above
ID5: Updated Matters and Issues for discussion at Examination Hearings issued 15 June
ID3: Inspector’s Preliminary Questions
ID4: EAP Team Responses to Inspector’s Preliminary Questions
ID1: Inspector’s identified Matters and Issues for discussion at Examination Hearings
ID2: Guidance note for EAP Examination process

Statements of Common Ground

SCG1: EAP Statement of Common Ground between Camden Council and High Speed Two[HS2] LTD (pdf, 186 KB)

SCG2: EAP Statement of Common Ground with English Heritage (pdf, 197 KB) NB: to be updated
ID7: EAP Background Report Appendix 3 Tall Buildings and strategic and local views suggested changes (pdf, 8 MB) NB: updated version available 08/09/14 – see above

Submitted Statements on Matters and Issues for Hearing Sessions

List of Statements received (pdf, 14 KB)

EAP team response Matter 1 legal compliance (pdf, 110 KB)
EAP team response Matter 2 vision (pdf, 71 KB)
EAP team response Matter 3 development strategy (pdf, 89 KB)
EAP team response Matter 4 Euston station (pdf, 67 KB)
EAP team response Matter 5 Community Regeneration (pdf, 135 KB)
EAP team response Matter 6 Heritage (pdf, 111 KB)
EAP team response Matter 7 Environment open space and public realm (pdf, 76 KB)

HS2 Ltd Statement Matter 3 Development strategy (pdf, 67 KB)
HS2 Ltd statement Matter 4 Euston station (pdf, 76 KB)
HS2 Ltd statement Matter 5 Community regeneration (pdf, 63 KB)
HS2 Ltd statement Matter 7 Environment, open space and public realm (pdf, 77 KB)
HS2 Ltd statement Update and Overview (pdf, 85 KB)

Sydney and London Properties (Euston Estates) Statement Matters 2 – 4 (pdf, 3.6 MB)

Representors 16-20 compilation Statement Matter 5 Community Regeneration (pdf, 147 KB)
HS2 Euston Action Group Statement Matter 5 Community Regeneration (pdf, 76 KB)
Representors 16-20 Matter 5 Appendices:

English Heritage Statement Matter 6 Heritage (pdf, 178 KB)

Bloomsbury Conservation Area Advisory Committee Statement Matter 6 Heritage (pdf, 100 KB)

Euston Area Plan Submission Documents

EAP1 Proposed Submission Euston Area Plan (pdf, 21.5 MB)
EAP2 Euston Area Plan proposals map changes (pdf, 240 KB)
EAP3 Sustainability Appraisal Report (pdf, 3.5 MB)
EAP4 Consultation Statement submission April 2014 (pdf, 315 KB)
EAP5 Euston Area Plan duty to cooperate statement (final) April 2014 (pdf, 212 KB)
EAP6 1 Schedule of representations and draft responses for submission (pdf, 723KB)
EAP7 EAP Background Report Executive Summary (pdf, 34 KB)
EAP7 EAP Background Report (pdf, 19.8 MB)
EAP8 Camden Revised Statement of Community Involvement 2011 (pdf, 737 KB)

Euston Evidence and supporting documents

EED1 EAP Equalities Impact Assessment (pdf, 300 KB)
EED2 EAP Soundness & Legal Compliance Self Assessment checklist April 2014 (pdf, 737 KB)
EED3 Updated Euston Economic Vision Report  (pdf, 1.3 MB)
EED4 EAP Historic Area Assessment (pdf, 5.3 MB)
EED5 EAP Energy Masterplan Report (pdf, 3.4 MB)

EED6 EAP Transport Study (pdf, 14.7 MB)

Camden Development Plan documents

CDP1 Camden Core Strategy adopted 2010-2025 (pdf, 13.7 MB)
CDP2 Camden Development Policies adopted Nov 2010 (pdf, 5.7 MB)
CDP3 Camden Site Allocations (2013) (pdf, 3.9 MB)
CDP4 Fitzrovia Area Action Plan (Adopted March 2014) (pdf, 21.7 MB)
CDP5 Camden CIL – Draft Charging Schedule and Map (August 2013) (pdf, 71 KB)
CDP6 Camden Revised Local Development Scheme (pdf, 253 KB)
CDP7 Authority Monitoring Report – Camden 2012-13 (pdf, 2.3 MB)
CDP8 Annual Monitoring Report – Camden 2011-12 (pdf, 1.2 MB)
CDP9 Camden LDF Proposals Map 2014 (weblink)

Camden Guidance

CG1 CPG1 Design 2013 (pdf, 10.7 MB)
CG1 CPG2 Housing 2013 (pdf, 1.7 MB)
CG1 CPG3 Sustainability 2013 (pdf, 6.3 MB)
CG1 CPG4 Basements and lightwells 2013 (pdf, 2.1 MB)
CG1 CPG5_Town_Centres,_Retail_and_Employment_2013 (pdf, 19.7 MB)
CG1 CPG6 Amenity (pdf, 1.3 MB)
CG1 CPG7 Transport (pdf, 1.5 MB)
CG1 CPG8 Planning Obligations (pdf, 1.3 MB)
CG2 Euston – A Framework for Change SPD (pdf, 172 KB)
CG2 Euston – A Framework for Change Appendices (pdf, 2.8 MB)
CG3 Bloomsbury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management  Strategy Adopted 2011 (pdf, 2.7 MB)
CG4 Regents Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy (pdf, 564 KB)
CG5 Camden Town conservation area appraisal and management plan (pdf, 173 KB)
CG6 Kings Cross Place Plan (pdf, 4.4 MB)
CG7 Camden Town Place Plan update December 2013 (pdf, 1.5 MB)

Camden Evidence and  Background documents

CED1 Camden Housing Needs Survey Update Oct 2008 (pdf, 1.3 MB)
CED2 Camden Affordable Rent Study 2008 (pdf, 3.9 MB)
CED3 Camden Employment Land Review 2008 (pdf, 2.5 MB)
CED4 Camden Retail Study 2008 (pdf, 1 MB)
CED5 Camden Retail and Town Centre Study 2013 (pdf, 477 KB)
CED6 Camden Open Space Sport and Rec Study 2008 (pdf, 8.3 MB)
CED7 Camden Affordable Housing Viability Study 2009 (pdf, 2.7 MB)
CED8 Camden CIL Economic Viability Assessment 2012 (pdf, 1.9 MB)
CED9.1 Camden Infrastructure Study Exec Summary and Strategic Infrastructure Plan 2009 (pdf, 6.4 MB)
CED9.2 Camden Infastructure Study – Social Infrastructure 2009 (pdf, 3 MB)
CED9.3 Camden Infastructure Study – Transport Infrastructure 2009 (pdf, 7 MB)
CED9.4 Camden Infastructure Study –Utilities and Physical Infrastructure 2009 (pdf, 5.5 MB)
CED10 Camden Infrastructure Study Update 2012 (pdf, 2 MB)
CED11 Camden Transport Strategy (LIP) 2011 (pdf, 16 MB)
CED12 Camden Network Management Plan (pdf, 420 KB)
CED13 Camden Flood Risk Management Strategy (pdf, 1.6 MB)
CED14 Delivering_A_Low_Carbon_Camden (pdf, 1.5 MB)
CED15 Camden CHP Site Identification Revised (pdf, 1.3 MB)
CED16 Bloomsbury – A strategic vision Chapter 1 to 2 (pdf, 1 MB)
CED16 Bloomsbury – A strategic vision Chapter 3 to 5 (pdf, 600 KB)
CED16 Bloomsbury – A strategic vision Chapter 6 (pdf, 400 KB)
CED16 Bloomsbury – A strategic vision Chapter 7 (pdf, 740 KB)
CED16 Bloomsbury – A strategic vision Chapter 8 to 9 (pdf, 350 KB)
CED17 Camden Formal response to HS2 (July 2011) (pdf, 506 KB)
CED18 Camden formal response to the HS2 Environmental  Statement (Part 1- summary) 2014 (pdf, 390 KB)
CED18 Camden formal response to the HS2 Environmental Statement (Part 2 – detailed comments) 2014 (pdf, 4.4 MB)
CED19 Regents Park Estate HS2 replacement homes consultation handout August 2013 (pdf, 650 KB)
CED20 HS2 replacement homes consultation report 2013 (710KB, pdf)
CED21 Regents Park Estate HS2 replacement homes – Additional sites booklet 2014 (pdf, 3.3 MB)
CED22 Camden Council Submission to the HS2 Growth Task Force (pdf, 400 KB)

National and regional government documents

GOV1 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (CLG)  (pdf, 870 KB)
GOV2 Planning policy for traveller sites (CLG) (pdf, 73 KB)
GOV3 High Speed Rail – Investing in Britains Future – Decisions and Next Steps (DfT) (pdf, 2 MB)
GOV4.1 HS2 London – West Midlands Environmental Statement Non-technical summary (HS2 & DfT) (pdf, 6.1 MB)
GOV4.2 HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement Volume 2 CFA1 Euston – Station and approach (HS2 & DfT) (pdf, 2.5 MB)
GOV4.3 Volume 2 Map books, CFA1 Euston – Station and approach (HS2 & DfT) (pdf, 41.1 MB
GOV5 HS2 Plus – A report by David Higgins (pdf, 600KB)
GOV6 High Speed Two – get ready (pdf, 4.2 MB)
GOV7 Maximising the growth and regeneration benefits of HS2 (pdf, 3.9 MB)
GOV8 The London Plan 2011 (GLA) (pdf, 27 MB)
GOV9 London Plan Revised Early Minor Alts October 2013 (GLA) (pdf, 470 KB)
GOV10 Housing SPG Nov 2012 (GLA) (pdf, 3.3 MB)
GOV11 LVMF SPG Part 1 (pp1-130) (GLA) (pdf, 5 MB)
GOV11 LVMF SPG Part 2 (pp131-235) (GLA) (pdf, 4.1 MB)
GOV11 LVMF SPG Part 3 (Appendices) (GLA) (pdf, 4.5 MB)
GOV12 Mayors Transport Strategy (text only version) (TfL) (pdf, 1.2 MB)
GOV13 Central London Infrastructure Study (July 2009) (URS) (pdf, 5.6 MB)
GOV14 Draft London Housing Strategy April 2014 (GLA) (pdf, 1.9 MB)

*The suggested changes contained in the schedule of representations are not necessarily the final changes, and the Euston Area Plan team will liaise with those who have submitted representations to discuss the issues raised where appropriate.