87 Sunnyside Road, London, N19 3SL

the restoration of the locally listed Coach House Building and change of use to Use Class E (commercial, business and service) providing 135sqm of floorspace, clearance of wider site and construction of 2no. residential apartment blocks (4 storeys and 3 storeys high) providing a total of 19no. residential units (comprising of 7no. 1bedroom flats, 8no. 2bedroom flats and 4no. 3bedroom flats), with associated cycle parking, landscaping and private amenity space

Authority: London Borough of Islington
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Searson C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect on the character and appearance of the area including the effect on designated and non-designated heritage assets.
Whether the development would provide appropriate levels of affordable housing in accordance with local policy.

What decided it

The Inspector's acceptance of the appellant's viability evidence (benchmark land value and profit assumptions), which demonstrated the site could not viably deliver affordable housing, combined with a finding of no heritage or character harm.

Framework references: 56, 57, 58, 133

Plan policies cited: CS8, CS9, CS12, 2.1, 2.3, 9.2, GG2, D4, HC1, H4, H5, H6, H7, DM7.1, DM7.2, DM7.3, DM7.5, DM Policy 6.6

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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