Consultation Statement - Islington Council
Consultation Statement - Islington Council
Consultation Statement - Islington Council
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2 Issues and Options consultation<br />
2 Issues and Options consultation<br />
Summary of representations and responses<br />
2.0.1 A total of 318 comments were received from 54 respondents in relation to the Issues and<br />
Options document. Comments can be viewed online at<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/planningpolicyconsultations.<br />
2.0.2 The main issues raised during the consultation, and the council's response to these, are<br />
summarised in Table 1, below.<br />
Table 1<br />
Option/Issues<br />
Summary comments<br />
Response/Action<br />
Urban Design and Heritage<br />
Option 1 -<br />
Design<br />
Criteria<br />
General support from wide range<br />
of consultees, including the GLA,<br />
English Heritage, planning agents,<br />
developers, amenity groups and<br />
individuals.<br />
Most consultees wanted more<br />
criteria added to address amenity<br />
issues (privacy, loss of light), and<br />
high quality design and local<br />
distinctiveness.<br />
The GLA and others wanted criteria<br />
for tall buildings to also be included.<br />
English Heritage wanted more<br />
robust policy wording focused on<br />
understanding the character of the<br />
site and its surroundings, and<br />
suggested new policy wording<br />
The revised policy wording for the Direction<br />
of Travel stage was based on English<br />
Heritage's suggested text and incorporated<br />
the additional criteria, including amenity<br />
issues.<br />
The start of the new policy text set out that<br />
high quality design was required of all<br />
development.<br />
Criteria for tall buildings was not added to<br />
policy text for the Direction of Travel, because<br />
the Core Strategy policy addresses this issue<br />
(although this has been addressed in the<br />
Proposed Submission policy text - see<br />
Direction of Travel consultation response) .<br />
Options 2, 3<br />
and 4 -<br />
Local Views<br />
Strong support from a wide range<br />
of consultees, including English<br />
Heritage, City of London and the<br />
GLA, for retaining LV2 to LV8.<br />
Option 3A was taken forward into policy as<br />
retains the historic view of St Paul’s Cathedral<br />
including from Farringdon Lane, which<br />
provides some of the valuable view<br />
opportunities. The new view also addresses<br />
Development Management Policies: Regulation 25 <strong>Consultation</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
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