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Allowed1 September 20223293476

Land Between 69-71 Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UT

Planning appeal 3293476 at Land Between 69-71 Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UT (London Borough of Islington) was allowed on 1 September 2022 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sotheby Road Conservation Area.

demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a single storey plus basement family dwelling with associated landscaping and rebuilt front boundary wall

Authority
London Borough of Islington
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Veevers A
Postcode
N5 2UT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sotheby Road Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposed development would preserve the character and appearance of the Sotheby Road Conservation Area by retaining the important gap and terminating view while being sympathetic to local distinctiveness through appropriate scale, design and materials.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2.1Policy DM2.3Policy CS12Policy DM9.2Policy SI 2Policy CS10Policy DM8.5Policy DM3.5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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