what residents are saying

  • Keep the historic buildings on the site

  • Move proposed new blocks south, away from the northern boundary

  • Reduce the heights of the blocks on Highgate Hill

  • Don’t build a 36 storey tower block, with its wind blight, overshadowing and impact on views from all over north and central London.

  • Prioritise housing for families not student rooms costing £15,000 a year

  • Maximise green space with a sustainable development

  • Provide quality accommodation fit for the next 100 years

Residents want a viable and sustainable development.

Development of Archway Campus has taken too long since being sold to Peabody in 2014. Residents don’t want to block development. We’d like to see the Archway Campus/Holborn Union site:

  • Fully comply with the Conservation Area Statement, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and all other regulatory policies that guide development in Islington.

  • Contribute positively to Archway and its London surroundings and to not cause substantial harm.

  • Avoid adversely affecting the amenities and wellbeing of nearby residents - particularly the right to privacy, preservation of light.

  • Learn from the errors of past development in Archway where the towers are the most disliked aspect. 

  • Seek buildings which contribute positively to a sense of place.

  • Avoid blight from wind or overshadowing. 

  • Preserve the unique heritage buildings on the site.

  • Avoid an adverse visual impact on the local and distant communities, including from open spaces such as Hampstead Heath and Waterlow Park.

  • Provide a significant and genuine contribution to housing those in need and limit the more profitable 'affordable' units rented at 80% of market rates. 

  • Seek the highest levels of sustainability, in conformity with Islington's Zero Carbon target for 2030. This means retention of existing structures to avoid the significant carbon footprint of new build, retention of mature trees, and full drainage on all open spaces.