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The Hoo building in Hampstead.
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Plans for three luxury family homes in the Royal Free s old mental health building in Lyndhurst Gardens were approved on Thursday.
Planning committee chair Cllr Heather Johnson used her casting vote to approve the scheme after the committee was deadlocked at four votes in favour, four against, and two abstentions.
Developer Jaga Developments is to convert the listed building - formerly known as The Hoo - into two five-bedroom homes and one four-bedroom home.
After disputes over the value of the land at the site, the developer said it accepted it would pay a higher community infrastructure levy (CIL) fee as part of the plans. But it said this and other rising costs meant providing an up-front affordable housing contribution was not viable .
Designs of the new hostel
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Camden Council has approved a new hostel for homeless families in Dartmouth Park.
The town hall’s planning committee signed off the demolition and redevelopment of the hostel in 2 Chester Road on Thursday (April 22).
Objections were lodged on the grounds of “poor” design, its massing and the quality of accommodation.
The new three to four storey building, across three blocks, will have 50 flats including 30 studios, 16 one-beds and two wheelchair accessible units.
The homes will all be accessed from a central communal courtyard.
The existing building at 2 Chester Road
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Susan West, who runs the Hampstead Town community safer neighbourhood panel, told this newspaper: It was absolutely a very dangerous and worrying period of time when these robberies were going on. It was a really horrible spate, with one incident following quickly after another. They clearly were a very dangerous gang who visited much distress on our community. I think everyone is very relieved that justice has been served and this gang sentenced.
She added: I wouldn t be surprised if this story might well be adapted on TV.
The Met Police s Flying Squad was able to shut the gang down on July 2019, after interrupting some of its members during a robbery at a house in Barnet. With the help of the police helicopter, officers followed them to another attempted offence in Thurlow Road, Hampstead.
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