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Confirmation of Article 4 Directions to withdraw Permitted Development Right for Change of Use from Class E to Dwellinghouses (Class MA)

Meeting: 20/07/2023 - Executive (Item 139)

139 Confirmation of Article 4 Directions to withdraw Permitted Development Right for Change of Use from Class E to Dwellinghouses (Class MA) pdf icon PDF 313 KB

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Decision:

AGREED recommendations.

 

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

(a) To authorise the confirmation of Article 4 Directions, which withdrew the permitted development right to allow a change of use from Class E to Dwellinghouses, with the Directions coming into force on or after 31 August 2023 and covering the areas indicated on the plan at Appendix 1 of the report of the Executive Member for Finance, Planning and Performance.

(b) To note that the Council was currently working on the introduction of a second phase of Article 4 Directions and that these would particularly focus on Islington’s town centres and other local retail and employment areas.

 

 

Reasons for the decision – The confirmation of the Directions was supportive of the Council’s ambition to create a more equal Borough, enable an inclusive economy, provide good quality genuinely affordable homes and reduce carbon emissions.

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none