Consultation Statement - Islington Council
Consultation Statement - Islington Council
Consultation Statement - Islington Council
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3 Direction of Travel consultation<br />
DM 28 - Private outdoor space<br />
Some developers consider the<br />
requirements onerous and are<br />
concerned about impacts on<br />
densities, viability and delivery.<br />
The implications for the<br />
conversion of existing buildings<br />
is referred to.<br />
The requirement will ensure a<br />
reasonable standard of<br />
amenity for future occupants.<br />
Private open space provides a<br />
different function than<br />
communal space, giving future<br />
occupants ‘a place of retreat’<br />
to provide for privacy of the<br />
home.<br />
The requirement for ground<br />
floor units has been amended<br />
so that a minimum of 15m2 is<br />
required for 1-2 person units<br />
and 30m2 for family housing.<br />
DM 31 - HMOs and student<br />
accommodation<br />
A reference to how the<br />
council’s core strategy policy<br />
and strategic requirements<br />
work together.<br />
Some objections to 10%<br />
wheelchair housing for student<br />
units.<br />
Need to reference the Core<br />
Strategy policies on student<br />
accommodation.<br />
The criteria for HMOs will also<br />
be used for considering student<br />
accommodation in the two<br />
locations identified in the Core<br />
Strategy.<br />
This principle established in the<br />
Core Strategy paragraph<br />
3.3.26.<br />
Other<br />
Employment<br />
DM 32 - Redevelopment of<br />
existing business space & DM<br />
33 - New employment space<br />
The Canonbury Society<br />
objection to high residential<br />
densities<br />
Some developers are<br />
concerned that the policies are<br />
too prescriptive and inflexible<br />
and do not allow for a mix of<br />
uses, particularly residential.<br />
There is a need for more<br />
homes and businesses to meet<br />
growth projections. Housing<br />
space standards and amenity<br />
space standards will ensure a<br />
good quality of development.<br />
The policy requires a mix of<br />
uses and is therefore<br />
considered to have an element<br />
of flexibility. The policy allows<br />
a loss of business floorspace<br />
where a lack of demand is<br />
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<strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Development Management Policies: Regulation 25 <strong>Consultation</strong> <strong>Statement</strong>