Issue - meetings
Confirmation of the Office to Residential Article 4 Direction for the Central Activities Zone
Meeting: 17/01/2019 - Executive (Item 578)
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Map of A4D Area, item 578 PDF 2 MB
- Appendix 2 - RIA.final, item 578 PDF 158 KB
- Appendix 3 - Consulation Responses 18122018 (final), item 578 PDF 60 KB
Decision:
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
Reason for decision – as specified in the report.
Other options considered - none.
Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none
Minutes:
Councillor Shaikh introduced the report advising that the permitted development rights to allow offices to change to residential not only has a very detrimental impact on jobs, it also means that the landlords of the new residential properties do not have to provide any affordable housing. It is therefore very important that we withdraw the right where possible and do all we can to protect jobs.
RESOLVED:
2.1 That confirmation of the Article
4 Direction on or after 20 March 2019,
which
will withdraw the permitted development right which allows
B1(a)
office units to change to C3 residential use without planning
permission, be agreed. That the
Direction covers Islington’s portion of
the
Central Activities Zone (as indicated on the plan at Appendix 1
to
the
report), be agreed.
Reason for decision – to protect jobs, to accommodate expected future growth and to ensure that the CAZ maintains its status as a competitive and internationally important business location.
Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.
Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none