You may have noticed that we have submitted some changes to our original planning application to improve and refine it.These include:<li>Reconfiguring the internal layouts of the buildings in response to feedback from technical consultees.</li> <li>This means a reduction to the commercial floor space (e.g. shops and restaurants etc.) and some changes to the layouts of the new homes. However, there are no proposed changes to the number of new homes.</li> <li>The Affordable housing within the detailed element is increasing with the affordable level rising from 35% to 36%, in the first phase. There have also been changes to the mix – this responds to comments received from Camden Housing Team.</li> <li>Notable amendments to the design codes (design standards set by Camden Council) to limit the bulk of the taller buildings and ensuring variation in heights across the site. This will safeguard high quality design within any further planning applications brought forward on the site.</li> <li>Significant changes at basement and ground floor levels to drive fire safety standards including the addition of a stair and lift pressurisation system, a dedicated evacuation lift lobby, and an evacuation alert system for use by the fire service.</li> <li>Provisions for affordable retail space as well as affordable workspace.</li> <li>Slightly increased the amount of play space (by an additional 30 sq m).</li> <li>Smaller changes to the configuration of cycle parking and waste disposal to ensure this is in line with the Council’s policy.</li>Please get in touch via our contact details on our website <a href="http://o2centreconsultation.co.uk">o2centreconsultation.co.uk</a> if you need any further information.

Changes made to planning application for the O2 Masterplan site

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We are pleased to announce that following four phases of consultation with local residents, businesses and community groups, we have now submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Camden for the O2 Masterplan Site. The application is with the Council for validation, and we will update our <a href="https://o2centreconsultation.co.uk/">website</a> once information is publicly available on the Council’s planning portal.The proposals would see the Site – which includes the existing O2 Shopping Centre on Finchley Road, and surrounding land – transformed into a new green, comprehensive landscape-led masterplan which connects Finchley Road and West End Lane.The submitted application is part detail, part outline. Overall, the scheme will deliver:<li>Around 1,800 new homes with 35% affordable homes</li> <li>A long tree-lined park connecting West Hampstead and Finchley Road</li> <li>Over 50% of the 14-acre car free site dedicated to public and green spaces, which will be open and accessible to all.</li> <li>Up to 180,000sqft of commercial, workspace and community uses across the masterplan including a new town square with restaurants, leisure spaces and shops</li> <li>Space for popular local amenities including a supermarket, gym and cinema</li> <li>A new community centre and multi-disciplinary health centre</li> <li>A large new green and a new community garden</li>About the applicationThe application comprises detailed information on building design and architecture for the first phase (3 buildings) and an outline application for the remainder of the Site demonstrating how future development could be brought forward. The first phase would deliver 608 new homes including 188 affordable homes, retail space, a community centre and central square with community garden.The planning submission follows four phases of consultation with local residents, businesses and community groups and an ongoing targeted youth engagement programme spanning over four months. We’ve received 2,600 comments from over four different surveys during this time, and have held 32 workshops, meetings and events with local people. We’ve also partnered with youth engagement specialists 2-3 Degrees to run a series of workshops aimed at collecting feedback on the evolving masterplan, particularly the new landscaped spaces, and the co-creation of future spaces and uses of the site.The next step is for the Council to validate our application at which point all of the detailed documents will be available to view on the planning portal. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch via our contact details listed on our website: <a href="https://o2centreconsultation.co.uk/phase-4-contact-us/">https://o2centreconsultation.co.uk/.</a>

Planning application submitted for the O2 Masterplan Site

Today we have launched the next stage of public consultation on the proposal masterplan for the O2 Centre site. We’ve spent the last few months gathering feedback from the local community, and are pleased to launch our new consultation website to show you how the masterplan has evolved.The latest proposals include more detailed information on the masterplan, such as our emerging vision, and our latest designs and thinking.We are excited to share these latest proposals with you and to hear your thoughts and feedback. Please visit our website at <a href="https://o2centreconsultation.co.uk/">www.o2centreconsultation.co.uk</a> to view the latest plans. Here you can also complete our online survey to tell us what you think.You can also email us at o2centreconsultation@landsec.com or call us at 0800 3077 984.As part of this next stage of the consultation, we are also holding two online public webinars. These are taking place on:•	Thursday 10 June, 6pm-8pm•	Monday 14 June, 12pm-2pmTo register your attendance for either of these webinars, please visit our <a href="https://o2centreconsultation.co.uk/news/">website here</a> .We look forward to receiving your feedback!

New consultation launched – see the latest masterplan and have your say!

We want to share our emerging vision with you for comment – we are very excited about it and hope you will be too!