We, the residents of Kentish Town and surrounding areas, strongly object to the proposed Camden Film Quarter redevelopment at Regis Road (Planning Applications 2025/4861/P and 2025/5084/L). While regeneration of underused land is welcome, this scheme represents overdevelopment that breaches key planning policies and harms our community.

Key concerns include:

• Excessive Height and Massing: Buildings up to 24 storeys exceed local context (3-6 storeys), fail to integrate with the townscape, and intrude on protected views (e.g., Parliament Hill to St Paul's), violating London Plan Policy D9 and Regis Road SPD.
• Biodiversity and Greening Loss: Removal of 50% of on-site trees, reliance on non-native species, and deep basements limiting soil for canopy trees undermine biodiversity net gain and urban greening (contrary to London Plan Policies G6/G7 and Environment Act 2021).
• Inadequate Environmental Assessment: The Environmental Statement omits cumulative impacts with nearby schemes and whole-life carbon emissions from basements, breaching EIA Regulations 2017 and London Plan Policy SI2.
• Transport and Infrastructure Strain: Underestimated trips, unproven HGV servicing, added pressure on Kentish Town/Gospel Oak stations without contributions, and parking displacement in the CPZ (violating London Plan Policies T1/T3/T4/T6).
• Incompatible Uses and Amenity Risks: Placing a recycling facility under residential units risks odor, noise, dust, air pollution,m for residents and nearby schools, contrary to London Plan Policies D14/SI8
• Impacts of the Proposed Deep Basement Opposite CFBL Primary School: The proposed very deep basements, reaching depths of up to 20 metres, including one directly opposite the CFBL primary school on Holmes Road, present significant structural risks to neighbouring houses and buildings. The construction phase would severely impact residents and the approximately 400 primary schoolchildren passing daily through heavy goods vehicle traffic, prolonged disruption, dust, noise, vibration, and associated air pollution, giving rise to serious health and safety concerns.
• Unacceptable Fire Risk: Housing Above an Indoor Recycling Facility Yoo Capital’s proposal to house relocated residents directly above an enclosed recycling facility does not provide decent or acceptable living conditions, as such facilities carry well-known fire risks where any incident can spread rapidly, release toxic smoke, and place residents and firefighters at serious risk. A recent fire at the Islington Indoor Recycling Centre in December 2025, caused by a lithium-ion battery, illustrates how common, sudden, and unpredictable these fires are.
• Heritage Harm: The scale harms the setting of Grade II listed assets like Kentish Town Police Station (NPPF Section 16; London Plan Policy HC1).
• Governance and public land concerns: Given that this site was previously used for council services and is now subject to redevelopment through a land disposal agreement, residents would appreciate reassurance that contractual arrangements do not constrain the Council’s ability to determine the planning application solely on planning merits.
  Residents would welcome reassurance that appropriate governance safeguards are in place to ensure clear separation between contractual arrangements relating to redevelopment and the planning authority’s decision-making process

While we embrace elements of this development, the impacts massively outweigh benefits. We urge Camden Council to refuse permission and prioritize community-aligned alternatives.

Please sign this petition to protect Kentish Town's character, environment, and quality of life.  To submit your own objection, please refer to the following link on Camden planning portal: https://planningrecords.camden.gov.uk/NECSWS/PlanningExplorer/PLComments.aspx?pk=667284 and feel free to refer to the objection letter prepared and referenced here: Report-on-the-annual-general-meeting-held-in-26-january-2026-but-relating-to-the-year-2025 (go to the end for a copy of the objection letter).  Please be sure to confirm your signature, by responding to the email sent from change.org.