Islington, Planning Notice

LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015

NOTICE OF THE MAKING OF DIRECTIONS UNDER ARTICLE 4(1) WITHOUT IMMEDIATE EFFECT RELATING

TO CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS AND SERVICE USES TO RESIDENTIAL Notice is given that on 30 August 2024 the London Borough of Islington has made six directions under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) ("the GPDO") which withdraw the Permitted Development right for change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service Uses) to dwellinghouses (the Directions). The Directions apply to development that is comprised within Class MA of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the GPDO namely the making of a change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of Schedule 1 to that Order".

The effect of the Directions is that once they come into force the permission granted by Article 3 of the GPDO shall not apply to the development specified above and such development shall not be carried out within the areas to which the Directions apply, unless planning permission is granted by the Council. It is proposed that the Directions will come into force on 1 September 2025. The Directions relate to the following areas of the borough:

1. Northwest

2. North East

3. Central West

4. Central East

5. Central South West

6. Central South East

The Directions and a copy of the maps defining the areas to which the Directions relate can be viewed online at https://www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk; and at Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD, 222 Upper Street, N1 1XR (9am-5pm Monday to Friday).

You may make representations concerning the Directions from 6 September 2024 until 18 October 2024. Representations can be made by email to planningpolicy@islington.gov.uk; or by post to: Freepost RTXU-ETKU-KECB, Planning Policy, Islington Council, Town Hall, Upper Street, London N1 2UD.