Kings Cross Environment

The Bulletin Board as just been alerted to a new Licensing Application by Sara M from Richomod Avenue.  The site of the application is 237 Caledonian Road and it is at the intersection of Stanmore Road, Caledonian Road and Richmond Avenue.

According to the paperwork submitted they are requesting a Premises License that will permit:

1. the exhibition of films, performance of plays, playing of live music, recorded music, performance of dance, and facilities for making music and dancing, between 00:00 and 24:00 on Mondays to Sundays;
2. the supply of late night refreshment (hot food and drinks) between 23:00 and 05:00 on Mondays to Sundays;
3. the sale of alcohol between 00:00 and 24:00; on Mondays to Sundays

The offical announcment of this application from the Council can be downloaded  – Download residents_letter.doc.

If you wish to comment/object to this application you must do so by 5 May.  Please read the letter from the Council to better understand the range of comments you are entiltle to make.  Your comments can be made via email and be sent to: Simon Gallacher, Licensing Officer simon.gallacher@islington.gov.uk.

Please note that it is the number of individual letters received that will most impact the granting, refusal or modification of this application.

Planning Application P080281 for the redevelopment of Regent Quarter Block D has now been submitted to Islington’s Planning Department for consideration.  Comments from interested residents must now be received by 24 April to be considered.  You may comment via email to: development.control@islington.gov.uk, for the attention of Joe Salim.  Please be sure to quote the application number and state where you live.

The plan includes part demolition, part conversion of existing buildings and erection of part 2 to 6 storey buildings to accommodate 5439m² Business (Use Class B1), 175m² Restaurant (Use Class A3) and 60 Residential units (30×1, 29×2 and 1×3 beds), with 81 cycle spaces, 2 disabled spaces and associated landscaping.

All the details of the application can be found on the Islington Council Website, however an overview prepared by the developer can be downloaded here:

Download Summary_of_main_application_exhibits.pdf.

To review all the documents associated with the application you may go to the Council’s online planning service at: https://www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/Online/Default.asp and search for application P080281.  Then click the tab entitiled Documents & Plans, then View Documents.

The plans presents seem consistant with the presentation many local residents have previously seen as part of P & O’s informal consultation, but please have another look and comment should you have any concerns.

As a result of strong objections voiced by local residents and our Councillor Paul Convery (over 25 letters and five folks in attendence at the daytime meeting), a firm case was made to limit the extension of the original hours granted to King’s Place as part of the Conditions of their original planning application.

Those original Conditions stated that there would be no amplified music played on the external areas of the proposed A3 uses, and that the proposed A3 uses shall not operate outside the hours of 0800 to 2300 on any day.  In this new request they had been requesting extensions to some activities to as late as 0100.

The Licensing Commited has now granted them the following:

1)      The provision of regulated entertainment: plays, exhibition of films, live music, recorded music, performance of dance and facilities for making music and dancing from 0800 to 2400 midnight, Mondays to Sundays.

2)       The supply of late night refreshment (hot food and drinks) from 2300 to 2400 midnight, Mondays to Sundays.

3)       The sale of alcohol from 0800 to 2400 midnight, Mondays to Sundays.

4)       Those licensable activities shall cease on the outside terrace area at 2230 and the outside terrace area to be cleared by 2300.

5)       The outside areas shall not be used

a)       For regulated entertainment by way of any amplified sound.

b)      After 2230

In summary, they’re getting to operate inside one hour later, but must now cease all outside activities 30 minutes earlier.  If you would like to read the minutes of the meeting – Download minutes_of_meeting_Licensing_19_03_08.pdf

But this is not the end of the story!!!!!  The original Planning Application Conditions still remain in force, so this means that King’s Place must now go back to the Planning Department and file an application to adjust the Conditions to be consistent with Licensing. 

So, for those of you who may still be unhappy with this situation, there will be another opportunity to have your say.

Watch this space for more!

On a more positive note, take a look at their website to see how their plans are developing – www.kingsplace.co.uk