The Regents Wharf planning appeal, heard in early June 2019, was one of the most significant in Islington in recent years. It pitted the council and local residents against the developer Hogan Lovells, which was appealing against the council’s original decision to...
The Local Government Boundary Commission has now opened a public consultation on the proposed changes to Islington’s ward boundaries. Further information about the changes and how to make comments can be found here [https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/16235] The...
The Local Government Boundary Commission has been consulting on possible changes to the ward boundaries in the borough (http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/greater-london/greater-london/islington). The Society’s response may be seen...
The Society is supporting plans for the restoration of this local landmark, one of three churches built in Islington in the 1820s by Charles Barry, and notable for its twin turrets reminiscent of and modelled on those of King’s College Chapel in Cambridge. It was...
Members may know that the Islington Council Local Plan is in the process of revision. The Society’s responses to the recent consultation, on the Plan as a whole and on the Site Allocations SPD (Supplementary Planning Document) may be found here and here. Further...
The Society’s Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 13 November in the Town Hall. David Gibson, our Chairman, devoted much of his annual report to the challenges faced by the Society in protecting Islington’s environment. In particular, he drew attention to the...
