Planning appeal decision
25 Ormond Road, Islington, London, N19 4ER
Planning appeal 3335711 at 25 Ormond Road, Islington, London, N19 4ER (London Borough of Islington) was dismissed on 22 July 2024 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for the loss of employment floor space.
demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a mixed-use scheme comprising commercial floorspace with 9 residential dwellings above with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- N19 4ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for the loss of employment floor space
- the effect of the proposal on Upper Holloway Railway Cutting Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and Grenville Road Gardens SINC
- the effect of the proposed removal of a tree on Grenville Road Gardens SINC
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan as a whole, particularly through loss of employment floorspace quality, inadequate protection of adjacent SINCs, and harm to a tree of significant amenity value without demonstrated mitigation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy B2LP Policy G4LP Policy G2LP Policy S9London Plan Policy E2London Plan Policy E4London Plan Policy G7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 86
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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