Affordable homes slashed in revised Archway Campus plan

Revised plans for Archway Campus, a development on the site of the Holborn Union Infirmary that has stood empty for 12 years, would cut affordable housing from 91 homes to 39, prompting hundreds of objections. Developer SevenCapital’s most recent proposal, submitted in September, suggests 167 homes, with 52 fewer affordable homes than originally proposed and 242 student accommodation units. Islington Council rejected original plans in 2025 on grounds including the lack of affordable housing,