The Mayor of London is now consulting on revised plans for Archway Campus after calling in Islington Council’s decision to refuse the development on 14 separate planning grounds.The revised scheme still includes the 27-storey, 82-metre student tower and all 242 market student rooms. At the same time, the number of homes has fallen from 178 […]
We were deeply saddened to learn that a Year 12 pupil at Highgate School died on Thursday 24th September in a traffic incident on her way to school. Our thoughts and condolences are with her family, her friends, and the whole school community at this heartbreaking time. We know this news has affected many people […]
The Community Projects Group is delighted to report that British Telecom has responded positively to a request the group made and has repainted all eight of the historic red telephone boxes in the immediate area, pictured below. These iconic boxes stand in Highgate Road, Laurier Road, Pond Square (both the south and north side) and […]
See our new photo gallery on this website of images taken around the Highgate area. We hope to add to this album as time goes by as well as create additional albums. Another that is planned will feature events in Highgate.
Join the team in this collaboration between Highgate Society, Holly Lodge Community Centre and Lauderdale House. We are running a series of monthly walks designed to get many different parts of our community outdoors and connecting with each other. Roles range from lending a hand on the day itself to helping plan and design future […]
Highgate Society supporting new network for nature
Following our showing of the National Emergency Briefing (NEB) film on 20 May, which examined climate and nature risks and clear solutions, the Society’s Sustainable Living Group invites you to take up the call to action for World Environment Day. World Environment Day is held each year on June 5. It was established by the United Nations (UN) to […]
The removal of the 271 bus route in February 2023 left an unsightly hole in the middle of Highgate Village. In November 2023 Camden officers suggested a remedial scheme of simple York Stone paving would be acceptable. Subsequent correspondence with Camden supported this approach but confirmed that no funding was currently available. On this basis the Society’s planning committee agreed to take the first step by applying for planning permission
As an old settlement, Highgate village is a focal point for the meeting of several roads. Archway Road was built in 1813 as an alternative for the steep Highgate Hill, but the original network remains and roads are sometimes narrow and unsuited to the demands now made of them. The boundary between the boroughs of Camden […]