• OF course, it is a priority to ensure everyone is decently housed in social, fair-rent or affordable homes, but developments must be properly, sustainably designed to protect the environment, green spaces and trees that are vital to us all.

Why is Islington slashing and burning its way through its own Local Plan policy, not to mention ignoring the London Plan and making its declaration of an environment and climate emergency meaningless?

Policies G1 to G4 include the following:

“Development is not permitted on any public open space and significant private open spaces.

“All impacts must be prevented / mitigated through the design of the scheme.

“The council will protect open space on housing estates.

“All developments must protect, enhance and contribute to the landscape, biodiversity value and growing conditions of the development site and surrounding area.

“All developments are required to minimise impacts on existing vegetation.”

Actions speak louder than words.

SUSAN LOWENTHAL
Medina Road, N7