Copy of a communication to Islington’s planners

• JUST left you a message about someone in Waterloo Terrace reporting on Nextdoor a plan to lift the York stone paving in Battishill Street.

Is this a genuine Islington Council operation or are they thieves posing as council workers?

The residents don’t want the stone removed. Remember the fuss when a similar attempt was made in Gibson Square a few years ago.

We are in the Barnsbury Conservation Area and the guidelines include the following:

– 10.35. Existing yorkstone paving, granite kerbstones, cast iron coal-hole covers and granite setts and cobbles must be kept intact.

– 10.36. The street surfaces and furniture also contribute to the character and appearance of the area. The traditional street materials complement those used in the buildings and where they exist they must be kept. Where replacement is necessary the council will insist on a modern alternative which is the closest possible to the existing.

– 10.37. In this area this policy particularly applies to the yorkstone paving of the forecourt of the shops in Caledonian Road (east side) and the exposed granite sett road surface in Waterloo Terrace and Malvern Terrace.

I look forward to hearing from you.

MICHAEL GWINNELL
Almeida Street
Residents’ Association