Kings Cross Environment

This Application is now being approved.  To find out the reasons, please go to the original posting: See updated posting

After winning the battle with a local Kebab take-away local residents have now learned that the operator is seeking an appeal against this Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for the following development at 2B, York Way, Islington, London, N1 9AA:

P100224: Change of use to hot food take-away (A5 use class), installation of new shopfront including awning, along with extract ducting.

This is bad news and local residents/councillors will again have to object to continue the fight to protect their environment from these developments.

However some discretion should be used.  In the interim, the establishment HAS modified their signage and the new look is a considerable improvement over the past look.  The photo to the right is the way the place currently looks.

What still remains is their desire to move from being a "coffee/sandwich bar" to a hot-food (kebab) take-away.

To find out exactly what to do to file your objection, please go to the earlier story, which has now been updated with the actions require and is just below this posting.

UPDATE: YORK WAY KEBAB SHOP SEEKS APPEAL FOR COUNCIL REJECTION

Local residents have just learned that The Department for Communities and Local Government is considering an appeal against this Council’s decision to refuse planning permission (dated 12 October 2010) for the following development at 2B, York Way, Islington, London, N1 9AA:

P100224: Change of use to hot food take-away (A5 use class), installation of new shopfront including awning, along with extract ducting.

To understand why the applicant is appealing, you can see his letter here: Download 2B York Way Grounds of Appeal

The appeal will be dealt with by written representations which must be received by 24 January (they will be ignored, if received after that date).  There are two ways in which you can file your comments.

The first and easiest is to file comments online.  To do this go to the link below straight to the planning portals case search box and enter the case number 2141070 into the case reference.  You will get the 2B York Way appeal.  Then click the case reference number (APP/V5570/A/10/2141070) and page down where you will see a link to comment.

http://www.pcs.planningportal.gov.uk/pcsportal/casesearch.asp

If you wish to submit comments via the post, you must send three copies to the below address by 24 January 2011. If your additional comments are submitted after the deadline the Inspector will not normally look at them and they will be returned

The Planning Inspectorate
Room: Room: 3/18a
Temple Quay House
2 The Square, Temple Quay
BRISTOL BS1 6PN

Please be sure to quote reference APP/V5570/A/10/214070/NWF on all correspondence.

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Earlier Story:

After unauthorized attempts to convert the subject shop from a coffee shop serving cold sandwiches, to a take-away kebab shop serving hot food, the Planning Department put it's foot down and refused the owners retrospective application.

Read the full story here.

This is a big victory for the concept of regeneration and is hopfully a positive sign on the Planning Committee's attitude to respect and support local residents desires over the future development of the King's Cross area.

Bravo!