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Changes to planning application representations - 19-25 April 2024

From Friday 19 to Thursday 25 April 2024 we will be installing a new Planning and Building Control system.

During this time you can still see planning applications and make application submissions on the Planning Portal, but you won't be able to see any new submissions on our webpages.

If you want to make a representation on a planning application, send it to planning@islington.gov.uk or post it to: Planning Department, Community Wealth Building, Islington Town Hall, London, N1 2UD.

We're sorry for any inconvenience.

Elections on 2 May

Elections for the next Mayor of London and London Assembly members, as well as the by-election for Hillrise ward, will take place on Thursday 2 May.

You must now show photo ID when you vote at polling stations. See a full list of accepted forms of ID. You can also apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate in place of photo ID. The deadline to apply for this is 5pm, Wednesday 24 April.

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Islington Housing Design Competition

Winner announced

Islington Council has announced that Levitt Bernstein is the winner of the Islington Housing Design Competition. The firm won the judges over with their ‘homesown’ scheme – a new philosophy on 21st century family living

The judges were impressed with the stimulating and engaging design, which will provide flexible homes for families and encourage a ‘grow your own food’ ethos in central London.

Levitt Bernstein’s submission (in conjunction with Aecom and Arcadis) included proposals for spacious family homes equipped with private and communal outdoor space, herb gardens and fruit trees. The firm’s energy efficient design included a wide range of sustainability features such as green roofs, photo-voltaic panels and rainwater harvesting.

The runners-up, Avanti Architects and Brady Mallalieu Architects, both proposed excellent schemes but were pipped to the post by the winners.

Fifty-nine architecture firms entered the competition, which was run by Islington Council and supported by Homes for Islington. The competition sought to find a new exemplary architectural design for affordable family housing. This new type of housing will provide a sustainable, spacious and high quality living environment for its residents. Islington Council would like this form of housing to become as much a part of Islington as its Georgian town houses. Architects were invited to submit proposals for a site at Vaudeville Court, located in a built up area of Finsbury Park.

Levitt Bernstein has now been appointed to work with Homes for Islington to develop the scheme from concept design to planning application. It is hoped that the planning application will be submitted later this year.

Background

Islington has a strong heritage of high quality housing from Georgian and Victorian terraces to modern housing estates such as Lubetkin's Spa Green Estate. The borough is diverse and vibrant yet also faces challenges in the areas of housing supply, health inequalities, safety and environmental sustainability.

The Council held a design competition to develop a new exemplary architectural design for affordable family housing. This new type of housing will provide a sustainable, spacious and high quality living environment for its residents. Islington Council would like this form of housing to become as emblematic of Islington as its Georgian town houses.

This new style will be exemplified through the development of a housing scheme in Finsbury Park. The chosen location is typical of the many potential housing sites within Islington and Inner London. This development will be implemented by Homes for Islington.

The submissions were judged on:

  • Design quality and in particular the way in which the team has balanced the many competing demands within the brief, the planning guidance note and the Mayor of London's emerging housing design guidance
  • The extent to which the design team has balanced the specific challenges of the location
  • Sustainability
  • Affordability and deliverability
  • Accessibility for mobility impaired people
  • Liveability - the extent to which the scheme provides a welcoming and adaptable living space for local families
  • The extent to which the design is reproducible across Inner London and more widely

For further information on the competition please contact Hayley McNicol on 020 7527 3520 or hayley.mcnicol@islington.gov.uk

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