Yoo Capital have released information about their proposed scheme for film studios to be built on the site of the existing recycling centre at Regis Road, and for housing to be built on the site of the existing Holmes Road depot (recently refurbished with £8.4m public money). They propose a new drive-in recycling centre on Holmes Road, on the site of the Police Station, with replacement social homes on top of it. The proposed recycling centre is a much reduced facility. It is poor architectural design which will result in a large quantity of unnecessary carbon emissions and other environmental harms, including noise and vibration affecting nearby homes and those above it.
Do we really need film studios, when developers are already churning these out? By 2030, which is the soonest this could be completed, the market will be saturated and Yoo won’t be able to realise their investment return. This ridiculous venture is doomed to failure, and Camden Council is complicit. We need a much better planning application for this important site, one which provides genuine jobs for local people and genuinely affordable housing.
The proposed film studios are so enormous that they will blight the remainder of the site, including the new homes proposed.
above: proposed drive-in recycling centre accessed from Regis Road
Proposed recycling centre viewed from Holmes Road, butting up against the listed police station. The amount of space available on this site is half that of the existing site, and it is not open air (which is much better for air quality).
The design of the recycling centre is impractical, won’t enough space to cater for the cars that come to the site.
Yoo Capital have published the consultation boards here, along with a consultation feedback form.
West Kentish Town 
What’s happening to Kentish Town Police station building? A Grade II listed building. It was designed by the renowned architect Richard Norman Shaw, who was the architect for the Metropolitan Police HQ at Scotland Yard. It was built between 1894–1896.
The listing includes not only the main station building but also the attached railings and lamp, which are considered part of its historic character.
The building features:
• Yellow stock brick with stone bands
• A round-arched entrance engraved “Police”
• Original rainwater heads and cast-iron railings with a blue lamp marked “Police”
It was officially listed on 14 May 1974, and any development or refurbishment must preserve its architectural and historic significance.
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Image added, showing the model of the proposed recycling centre adjacent to the listed police station. It also wraps round the back of it, as shown on the plan.
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