Category Archives: Planning, Licensing and Regulation

The twin towers on the Pentonville road have had an odd history – first they were NatWest Bank offices, then converted to the periodically troubled Nido development – over 800 student rooms.  When they got planning permission for the student … Continue reading →

As reported some time ago, a Sex Shop License has been requested for the premises at 8 Caledonian Road.  During the last several weeks we have been trying to arrange a meeting between some local residents, our Councillor Paul Convery … Continue reading →

This shabby old site on the corner of York Way and Wharfdale Road (map) has been the subject of all sorts of weirdness over the years under the long term ownership of some land banking property developers with little interest … Continue reading →

Retail on the Cally Road constantly struggles to keep its head above water.  Now Tony Rees gets in touch to tell me that the post office at the bottom end of the Cally in the one way system faces the … Continue reading →

Local residents who previously filed comments on the last Planning Application for the site at 62 to 68 York Way should now have received notification that the "Landlord" (the Applicant), is now seeking an Appeal of the Council’s 15 Nov … Continue reading →

Diana Shelley requested the following information about Argent’s application for interim uses on the Triangle Site (the part of the site that is actually in Islington (click map for larger image): At the last King’s Cross Development Forum, developers Argent … Continue reading →

Parabola Land Developments, the developer of King’s Place at 82-96 York Way (the new home of the Guardian Media Group) has filled a Planning Application (P080189) to allow four non-illuminated advertisement banners relataing to the Arts Centre and Concert Hall … Continue reading →

Folks, Our neighbour Diana Shelley requested this notice be posted. Last July Islington’s West Area Planning Sub-committee rejected developer Argent’s application to develop the Triangle site between York Way and the East Coast Main Line (you can see it from … Continue reading →