25 Ormond Road, Islington, LONDON, N19 4ER

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

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.

Framework references: 86

Plan policies cited: LP Policy B2, LP Policy G4, LP Policy G2, LP Policy S9, London Plan Policy E2, London Plan Policy E4, London Plan Policy G7

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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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