The masterplan
Our masterplan aims not only to deliver a high-quality mixed-use neighbourhood, but also to connect meaningfully with the surrounding area and community, bringing people together and creating a genuinely vibrant, multi-use destination.
The site currently
The buildings being retained
Five existing buildings, including the South Wing, Gatehouse, West Wing, East Wing and Residence Building, will be retained and sensitively refurbished to modern standards. The approach of retaining and repurposing existing heritage buildings on-site, where possible, creates distinctive, characterful spaces that integrate Camden’s identity into the future of St Pancras Hospital.
Connecting the site
The project will seamlessly connect new and existing neighbourhoods with the surrounding area, including the King’s Cross estate, while retaining its own identity. Improved walking and cycling routes, including over the new Tribeca Bridge, will provide greater accessibility for communities across Regent’s Canal.
The opportunities of the site
Development zones have been identified as the most appropriate locations for the delivery of much needed new homes and workspace.
The masterplan
Creating distinctive, characterful spaces
Retaining and reusing the site’s more distinctive buildings is central to creating a characterful neighbourhood that reflects Camden’s identity.
Key existing buildings will be carefully refurbished and integrated into the masterplan, preserving the site’s historic character, particularly along St Pancras Way. New buildings will look to embrace this character through the use of brick in their design.
The proposals combine heritage with high-quality, sustainable design, championing inclusive spaces and delivering long-term benefits for Camden’s communities.
Sustainability
We are reusing and upgrading the existing buildings to reduce waste and cut carbon. This includes keeping as much of the original structures as possible, upgrading windows to improve energy performance, and reusing materials from the site.
New systems will be efficient and designed to keep buildings comfortable while using less energy, with opportunities for renewable energy like solar panels where suitable.
Please click through the sections below to find out more about the individual plots of the masterplan, the NLFT service moves, and the new spaces which will be open to everyone.
The Gatehouse: plot A2
Image of the proposed Gatehouse Cafe
Entrance to St Pancras Hospital (plot A2)
We are proposing to restore and adapt the Gatehouse to create a new welcoming entrance to the site, with a café, workspace and public square. A single storey extension opens the building onto St Pancras Way, bringing activity and improving access.
As the gateway to the masterplan, the Gatehouse helps connect the street to new gardens and spaces beyond, while celebrating the building’s historic character.
Image showing the proposed south facade
Image showing the proposed west façade, from Crowndale Road
Who’s designing it?
Howells
What’s being delivered?
Workspace
How big will the building be?
3 storeys, no change in height
What will I find on the ground floor?
A café and retail space
What will it be made from?
Existing brick and roof slates retained and reused.
Architectural metal and steel added to extension.
The West and East Wings (plots B1 and B2)
Image showing the proposed south facade
The West and East Wings will be carefully restored and adapted to create a flexible workspace that supports activity across the masterplan. Improved entrances and new connections at ground floor help open the building onto the surrounding public spaces, strengthening routes through the site.
Who’s designing it?
Howells
What’s being delivered?
Workspace
How big will the building be?
6 storeys, no change in height
What will I find on the ground floor?
A workspace reception and retail space
What will it be made from?
Existing brick and roof slates retained and reused. Architectural metal and steel added through extension.
Bridge connection
A series of lightweight bridges will connect the West and East Wings, improving movement across the site.
Their simple, contemporary design contrasts with the historic buildings, creating clear, accessible links between workspaces and helping to form a more connected and legible masterplan.
View of the bridge connection from the north
Image showing the proposed workspaces
Image showing the proposed south facade
The Residence Building (B3)
Image showing Residence Building with the East and West wings in the building
The Residence Building will be carefully restored and adapted to provide flexible affordable workspace and active ground floor uses that support activity across the site.
The affordable workspace will provide space for start-ups, SMEs, and charities at rents significantly below the standard market rate.
Targeted alterations and sensitive extensions improve the building’s design and performance while opening it out to the surrounding public spaces and gardens.
Who’s designing it?
Howells
What’s being delivered?
Workspace
How big will the building be?
6 storeys, no change in height
What will I find on the ground floor?
Retail space
What will it be made from?
Existing brick and roof slates retained and reused. Architectural metal and steel added through extension.
Plot D – workspace
Plot D presents a unique opportunity to transform an underused corner of the site into a vibrant destination.
Above, the building would provide large, flexible office floorplates designed to accommodate a wide range of office tenants and adapt over time.
Who’s designing it?
AHMM
What’s being delivered?
Office space with retail on the ground floor
How big will the building be?
21 storeys
What will I find on the ground floor?
A mix of retail space and the office lobby
What will it be made from?
The upper building uses ribbed metal panels that catch the light, creating gentle shadow and subtle variation while keeping a calm, consistent look. At street level, stronger, textured materials like precast concrete are used to create a more durable and tactile base.
How sustainable is the building?
We are aiming for industry-leading sustainability standards, with a building that is low-carbon to construct and highly efficient to run.
View of plot D from St Pancras Gardens. Note, the tree canopy from St Pancras Gardens has been reduced to show the whole building.
View of plot D from Granary Street
View of plot D looking South from Regents Canal
This commercial building, along with the workspace provided in the heritage buildings, underpins the whole scheme, acting as the engine and funding the wider benefits that the proposals will deliver. This includes, more homes, modern healthcare facilities, high quality public spaces, and workspace for local business.
Plot A1 – homes
Plot A1 provides much needed new homes facing onto Gatehouse Square, helping to create a lively and welcoming place.
The design balances active ground floor uses with a clear residential entrance, while the upper floors offer high-quality homes with good light and outlook. It will support a more connected neighbourhood, linking homes with new public spaces, streets and gardens.
View of Plot A1 from St Pancras Gardens
View of Plot A1’s entrance and retail space
Who’s designing it?
Maccreanor Lavington Architects
What’s being delivered?
Residential – 180+ homes across A1 and C, providing much needed
homes in Camden
How big will the building be?
Part 18 and part 19 storeys
What will I find on the ground floor?
Retail units
What will it look like?
It will be built from brick, with contrasting panels for detail
How sustainable is the building?
Sustainability is driven by ambitious targets; reducing energy, carbon and overheating, while enhancing greening, and long-term adaptability.
View of Plot A1 from Crowndale Road
Plot C – affordable homes
Plot C provides vital new affordable homes within a lower-rise building that sits alongside St Pancras Gardens.
The design creates a strong connection to surrounding green spaces, with homes arranged to maximise light, outlook and access to play and shared areas. Active ground floor uses and clear entrances help bring life to the street, supporting a welcoming and well-connected neighbourhood for residents, visitors and the wider community.
Who’s designing it?
Maccreanor Lavington Architects
What’s being delivered?
Residential – 180+ homes across A1 and C, providing much needed homes in Camden
How big will the building be?
13 storeys
What will I find on the ground floor?
Retail spaces which face onto adjacent play-space It will be built from brick, with contrasting panels for detail
What will it look like?
How sustainable is the building?
Sustainability is driven by ambitious targets; reducing energy, carbon and overheating, while enhancing greening, circularity and long-term adaptability Plot C provides vital new affordable homes within a lower-rise building that sits alongside St Pancras Gardens.
The design creates a strong connection to surrounding green spaces, with homes arranged to maximise light, outlook and access to play and shared areas. Active ground floor uses and clear entrances help bring life to the street, supporting a welcoming and well connected neighbourhood for residents, visitors and the wider community.
View of Plot A1 from St Pancras Gardens
View of Plot C from Granary Street
South Wing and NLFT service moves
As part of the wider masterplan, the King’s Cross Group is partnering with NLFT to deliver upgraded, healthcare facilities in the refurbished South Wing. Located in the existing building, these purpose-designed settings will support NLFT’s wider programme to enhance healthcare provision across North London. South Wing will become one of the faces to the new public realm square being created as part of the wider masterplan design. Originally the infirmary building to the St Pancras Workhouse site, the building has a distinctive character and is a prominent building along Pancras Road.
Who’s designing it?
Ryder Architecture
What’s being delivered?
Reconfiguration and refurbishment works to improve spaces for NHS patients and staff
How big will the building be?
7 storeys, no change in height
What will the building look like?
Existing brick and materials will be retained. A new canopy will be added to cover both entrances and the ambulance drop off bay Strengthening healthcare services in North London.
The renewed partnership between The King’s Cross Group and NLFT enables the continued delivery of high-quality healthcare at St Pancras Hospital. The agreed land sale unlocks NHS funding to invest in new and improved healthcare facilities across Camden and Islington.
This includes modern, local, purpose‑designed premises for services moving off the St Pancras Hospital site, following extensive engagement with service users, staff, and stakeholders. Relocating some mental health and community services to Highgate East, Lowther Road, the Peckwater Centre, Daleham Gardens, and The Arts Building offers patients ideally-suited settings close to home and delivers better workplaces for staff.
A range of mental health services and physical rehabilitation wards will continue to operate from the refurbished South Wing at St Pancras Hospital, with upgraded facilities and spaces benefitting local people. The proposals for this building will be submitted as a separate application to the wider proposals for the St Pancras Hospital site presented here today.
image of the building currently
Image showing the entrance from Gatehouse Square
Image showing the proposed new canopy
Images showing the proposed new canopy
Strengthening healthcare services in North London
The renewed partnership between The King’s Cross Group and NLFT enables the continued delivery of high-quality healthcare at St Pancras Hospital. The agreed land sale unlocks NHS funding to invest in new and improved healthcare facilities across Camden and Islington.
This includes modern, local, purpose‑designed premises for services moving off the St Pancras Hospital site, following extensive engagement with service users, staff, and stakeholders. Relocating some mental health and community services to Highgate East, Lowther Road, the Peckwater Centre, Daleham Gardens, and The Arts Building offers patients ideally-suited settings close to home and delivers better workplaces for staff.
A range of mental health services and physical rehabilitation wards will continue to operate from the refurbished South Wing at St Pancras Hospital, with upgraded facilities and spaces benefitting local people.
NLFT Service Moves
2024. Highgate East, an award-winning inpatient setting for older adults and Lowther Road, a state-of-the-art community mental health hub opened.
2025. ADHD and Autism Services moved to the Peckwater Centre, together with several community services provided by CNWL.
2026. The Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Service moves to The Arts Building, Rivers Crisis House moves to Daleham Gardens (reopening as an enlarged and completely renovated 12-bed crisis house), and NLFT’s Trust HQ moves to The Centro Buildings.
2027. Dialysis moves to preferred location on Finchley Road, subject to approvals.
St Pancras Hospital. Services that will continue to operate from the site in the refurbished South Wing include: Talking Therapies, the Veteran’s Service, Traumatic Stress Clinic, Specialist Perinatal Mental Health, the Psychology Training Team & a range of services provided by CNWL, such as rehabilitation wards.
Key services will continue to operate from St Pancras Hospital, with the refurbished South Wing providing updated spaces for a range of specialist services.
These moves improve the quality of space for patients and staff, while ensuring services remain accessible.
Space open to everyone
We’re opening up the St Pancras Hospital site and transforming it into a lively, well-connected and family friendly neighbourhood, designed to strengthen its links with nearby King’s Cross and Somers Town.
Masterplan showing the public realm
A landscape for everyday life
The public realm is designed as a network of connected spaces across the site. Together, these spaces support a wide range of everyday uses, creating welcoming and nature filled places for residents, patients, staff, visitors and the wider community to spend time outdoors.
Our approach has been shaped by local feedback. Through a recent walking tour and public workshop, we heard directly from the community about how these spaces should feel, function and connect.
The proposals prioritise bringing nature to the site, creating clear routes, good visibility, lighting and active spaces to help people feel safer and more confident moving through the site. They also improve accessibility, making it easier for everyone to use and enjoy the spaces. The public realm is being designed by Gillespies.
Public realm for everyone
Spaces with different uses and characters. Each space has its own identity and purpose:
Gatehouse Square
A welcoming arrival space with seating, planting and opportunities to pause.
Wellbeing Garden
A quieter, restorative space for relaxation and reflection
Heritage Garden
Spaces for activity, exercise, socialising and informal gatherings
Eastern Public Realm and Play
A lively, open space bringing together play, movement and social activity
Play across the site
Play is not limited to a single playground, it is integrated throughout the landscape.
Across the site, opportunities for play are designed to be:
– Inclusive and multi-generational
– Engaging for all ages and abilities
– Part of the wider landscape, using planting, landform and natural materials
This approach, shaped by feedback from the play pop-up and community engagement, creates a more playful, sociable and engaging environment, encouraging people to interact with the space in different ways throughout the day. The play space is being designed by play space architect Roots and Erect.
See it come to life
The images and video show how new spaces, greenery and connections come together to create a welcoming place for the community.
View of the masterplan from North East
View of the masterplan from South West
Thank you
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