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Feel welcoming and inclusive to students, workers, residents and visitors. and residents workers, to students, inclusive and Feel welcoming students ideas, socialising, and supporting sharing research, learning, for spaces stimulating and attractive Provide Camden in education of higher heart asthe role expand and its Maintain organisations and the local community as far aspossible asfar community local the and organisations other with shared are that facilities of multi-purpose provision Seek many assets heritage its character, respect and architectural and area’s the historic Enhance rich West of the End design Project the integrate with to routes cycling and walking and spaces improvements to public Design Place at Byng point focal acentral supporting and Street, High as aUniversity Street Malet links, enhancing east-west improving area, the across and within to walkMake cycle and easier it appropriate and wherever possible restaurants and animated by and cafes accessible publicly is which network acoherent creating footpaths, and streets space, open Enhance emissions dioxide carbon reduce and network, energy decentralised the upgrade adapt change, and to climate mitigate to institutions across collaboration through growth sustainable Deliver creativity achievements and Universities’ space) the away in celebrates ancillary that other and facilities support student (including space academic increase and Consolidate Area name Bloomsbury Campus Area of hotels around Woburn Place Consortium, which operates a and Southampton Row. Each of combined heat and power network (a these groups supports a distinct decentralised energy network), and Area size 22 ha range of shops, cafes, restaurants is planning to upgrade and expand and services, while adding to the the existing plant as one way of located north of St Pancras and key objective of Policy BC1 is for the demands on streets, footpaths, open reducing carbon dioxide emissions. King’s Cross stations respectively. Campus Area to maintain its higher spaces, and community and leisure The sustainability and climate change Most of Camden’s purpose-built education role. The Council aims facilities. The third objective of Policy requirements of the Camden Local student accommodation is also to facilitate additional provision in BC1 is therefore concerned with Plan and the emerging London outside the area. the Campus Area, whilst providing delivering an area that works for Plan will be applied to proposals for the sector to meet some needs residents, workers and visitors as well in the Campus Area having regard 4.3 Higher education is a major elsewhere in the Knowledge Quarter as students. to its particular characteristics and contributor to the economy in and beyond. requirements. Camden and London, both directly 4.8 Policy BC1 incorporates and through its influence on other 4.6 The continued success of the a number of priorities drawn from 4.10 The West End Project is a activities (e.g. attracting international University relies on its ability to attract University-produced masterplans, programme of works to the public businesses and generating new start- students, including a high proportion including those relating to academic realm west and south of the Campus up firms). Camden’s universities are of international students, in a highly space, open space, sustainability, Area, including works to Gower a key component of the Knowledge competitive global marketplace. With streets and footpaths, a University Street. The Project aims to create Quarter, and are a major factor in the continued rapid expansion in student High Street, walking and cycling, more people friendly streets with less growth of the science and creative numbers, ensuring that learning and the area’s historical and traffic, lower traffic speeds, wider sectors. and social spaces still work well for architectural character. We will expect pavements and better public spaces. students will become increasingly development in the area to contribute Improvements in the Campus Area 4.4 The higher education sector challenging. The second objective of to these priorities as far as possible, to walking and cycling routes and the in Camden has been expanding Policy BC1 is therefore concerned for example by increasing the visibility public realm will create an opportunity rapidly in recent years, and we with providing places that meet of teaching, learning, and creative to extend the Project’s principles and anticipate that it will continue to do student needs. spaces, by improving the landscaping integrate the design of streets and so. The University of London’s Master of poor quality places such as the spaces from Tottenham Court Road Plan estimates that it needs an 4.7 There is a significant north end of Torrington Square and by to Bedford Way. additional 74,000 sqm of floorspace housing population in the Campus increasing the level of public access in Bloomsbury up to 2036, including Area, including several hundred to privately owned open spaces such 4.11 The priority given to the 31,500 sqm for the Bloomsbury students living in halls managed as Malet Street Gardens. historic and architectural character institutions in the next 5 years, and by the University or its constituent of the Campus Area reflects its acknowledges that a proportion of institutions, although housing density 4.9 The University masterplans location wholly within the Bloomsbury the overall need may have to be met is much lower than in neighbouring and zero-carbon estates handbook Conservation Area, and the wealth of elsewhere (University of London areas. In the daytime and evening, the identify sustainability as a key listed buildings it contains, including Master Plan Report January 2016). Campus Area hosts many additional objective, are consistent with large academic buildings and terraces The Master Plan also projects that the students who live elsewhere the priority given to sustainable of nineteenth century houses (many number of staff and students will grow and workers associated with the growth in Policy BC1, and provide of which now have University-related by almost 50% up to 2036. University or other nearby employers. catalysts for collaboration between uses). The Campus Area also The area is also popular with visitors member institutions to tackle encompasses a number of public 4.5 Given the importance of the attracted by the British Museum, climate change. The University and and private open spaces, including University and the higher education other historic buildings, London member institutions have formed Woburn Square and Gordon Square 27 sector to the Camden economy, a Squares and the concentration the Bloomsbury Heat and Power Garden, which are London Squares Bloomsbury Campus Area Figure 4.2: Policy BC1 - Bloomsbury Campus Area Area Campus BC1 4.2: Policy Figure - Bloomsbury BC2a

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4.15 Within the Bloomsbury basis for considering proposals for Campus Area there are a number of development in these locations. As development sites. These sites are such the Plan does not include a listed in Figure 4.3. We consider that detailed allocation policy for these Policies KQ1, BC1 and the Camden sites and seeks to allocate them Local Plan 2017 provide a robust through Policy BC2.

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Sites identified in Figure 4.3 will be safeguarded for the use(s) for which they have been allocated.

Allocation Site name Proposed uses reference BC2a Birkbeck College, Malet Higher education (academic Street and ancillary space) BC2b Senate House Higher education (academic Question box (NE quadrant), Malet Street and ancillary space) BC2c 20 Russell Square Higher education (academic Q16. Do you support Policy BC1? If not, what changes are needed and and ancillary space) why? Figure 4.3: Site allocations in the Bloomsbury Campus Area Q17. Is the boundary shown in Figure 4.2 appropriate in the context of Policy BC1? If not, what changes are needed and why? 4.16 Proposals for sites identified match more closely the scale and form of in Figure 4.3 will be considered having neighbouring buildings on the Torrington Q18. Are there any other key sites which should be referred to in Figure regard to Policies BC1 and BC2, any Square frontage. At the southern end of 4.2? If yes, please include additional information about the site. If it is a other relevant policies in this Site the site, adjacent to Senate House, there site which has been discounted by the authority during the assessment Allocations Local Plan, all relevant may be potential to infill a planted area process please state the site reference and name. If the site is a new site development plan policies and any other located where part of Birkbeck’s main please state the site address, a clear description of the type and scale of relevant material considerations. building steps back from the alignment of development that you believe could be accommodated on the site, and the buildings to the north on Malet Street. if possible attach a site plan. 4.17 The Plan allocates the Birkbeck site in Malet Street for development based on two opportunities to provide additional space. At the north end of the site, adjacent to the University of London Union, there is a 1960s block which has 29 potential for infilling or redevelopment to Bloomsbury Campus Area 4.18 the north side of the Square. the of side north the on frontage the in agap close would site this of Buildings). Development Listed II* Grade and II Grade (respectively building century twentieth brutalist by the east the on and terrace century nineteenth early an by west the on flanked Square, Russell 20 at plot avacant is site nearby. second The value equivalent of planting replacement by mitigated be and development, the of benefits by the outweighed is loss its from harm the that showing by evidence supported be should tree this of loss the involving policy, Plan proposals Local with accordance in and value, amenity a high has site this on tree mature The building. the for design original by the envisaged as quadrant fourth anew provide could Building) which Listed II* (a Grade House Senate of north area a grassed is first The space. additional provide to opportunities as London of University the by identified Area Campus the in sites of Policy BC2?Ifnot,whatchanges are neededandwhy? Q20. Are the boundaries shown inFigure 4.4 appropriate inthe context why? Q19. you Do supportPolicy BC2?Ifnot,whatchanges are neededand box Question

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