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Contents Plan Action Area Park Finsbury More information 2

What the Finsbury Park Area Action Plan is and how it was prepared 3

Local context 5

Islington’s other strategies 7

Finsbury Park Vision 8

Area Action Plan Objectives 9

Area Action Plan Policies 11

Site Specific Policies 19

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More information As well as producing the Local Development Framework (LDF) documents the council has prepared an ‘evidence base’ (to support the proposed policies). We have also maintained an up- to-date timetable of work (the Local Development Scheme) and produced an Annual Monitoring Report. Documents or further information can be obtained from the Planning Division - however most, if not all, of the information is available on the council’s website.

FINSBURY PARK AREA ACTION PLAN www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ localdevelopmentframework/finsburypark.asp

Finsbury Park Area Action Plan FINFUTURE www.finfuture.co.uk

CORE STRATEGY www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ localdevelopmentframework/CoreStrategy/

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ localdevelopmentframework/default.asp

LDF GENERALLY AND OTHER LDF DOCUMENTS www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ localdevelopmentframework/default.asp

STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/involvement.asp

STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ localdevelopmentframework/evidence.asp

CENSUS DATA www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/MapsAndStats/412.asp

OTHER RESEARCH see www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ localdevelopmentframework/evidence.asp

ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ localdevelopmentframework/report.asp

THE EXISTING UDP www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/UDP/default.asp

OTHER UDP DOCUMENTS www.islington.gov.uk/Environment/Planning/PlanningPolicy/UDP/Documents/

LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY PLANNING DOCUMENTS www.hackney.gov.uk/index.htm/ep-local-development-framework-856/ ep-policy-ldd.htm

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY PLANNING DOCUMENTS http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/housing_and_planning/ planning-mainpage.htm

THE LONDON PLAN www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/sds/index.jsp

GOVERNMENT POLICIES www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1143926

RELEVANT LEGISLATION www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/20040005.htm

THE PLANNING SYSTEM www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/genpub/en/1108751860476.html Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Action Area Park Finsbury What the Finsbury Park Area Action Plan is and how it was prepared

Islington’s new development plan is called the Local Development Framework (LDF). This replaces the existing Unitary Development Plan (UDP).

The Local Development Framework is a portfolio of planning policy documents which are each the subject of a statutory preparation and adoption procedure. The key documents in the LDF are called development plan documents (DPDs) and their preparation includes a sustainability appraisal and an independent examination by a planning inspector. Area Action Plans (AAPs) form a key part of the LDF and are used to provide planning frameworks for areas experiencing development pressures or where significant change or conservation is needed.

Finsbury Park has been identified as a priority area for an Area Action Plan (AAP) due to a need for a clear planning framework to aid the regeneration of one of the most deprived parts of Islington, and one which is currently facing increasing development pressures.

While the area covered by this AAP is contained within Islington, Finsbury Park as a whole also covers part of Hackney and Haringey. The purpose of the AAP, which was prepared jointly with the Finsbury Park Partnership, is to provide a clear framework for the development of the area over the next five to ten years. The AAP will be an important tool to coordinate future change and to promote opportunities for regeneration, employment and business.

The preparation of the Finsbury Park AAP commenced in early 2005. Neither Hackney nor Haringey Councils considered that the AAP would benefit from being prepared jointly by the three boroughs, however officers from Hackney and Haringey have been closely involved with the preparation of the AAP, and had representatives on the AAP steering group.

The process for developing this AAP involved the collection of baseline information such as urban design, transportation and property market analysis of the area, and collecting the views of local business, landowners and community organisations. This information enabled the identification of key issues in the area and possible options for the future. A process of continuous consultation involving meetings, workshops, statutory public consultation has led from the issues and options report through a preferred options report to this Submission Draft of the AAP.

This draft of the Finsbury Park AAP will be submitted to a government-appointed inspector who will examine the plan. You will have a six-week period to propose changes to the plan or support it, and everyone has a right to be heard. The inspector (not the Council) will then make the final decision on what the Finsbury Park AAP should say. Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Supporting evidence base Jun

2005 Jul Issues and options Aug

Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Sep Options consultation Oct

Nov Preferred options Dec Jan Feb Statutory consultation Mar Apr May Submission draft AAP produced Jun

2006 Jul Aug

Sep Council approves submission draft AAP Oct Submit draft AAP to Secretary of State Nov Statutory consultation

Dec Jan Feb Mar Independent examination Apr May Jun

2007 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Adoption of final AAP Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006

Local context Plan Action Area Park Finsbury

Finsbury Park is located in the north-eastern edge of the borough, about five kilometres north of the City of London. The wider area falls within the administrative boundaries of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney. It is a vibrant multi-cultural area, with cafés and shops that reflect this diversity. Finsbury Park Station is the busiest transport interchange in London outside Zone 1, providing links to central and north east London on the Piccadilly and Victoria underground lines, and First Capital Connect train services to Kings Cross and the City, and north to Cambridge and Stevenage. The area around the station is unique mix of uses, offering distinctive fashion retail on Fonthill Road, serving as a gateway to the new Arsenal Stadium, and connecting to residential neighbourhoods, predominantly of three to four storey Victorian terrace streets. The areas also benefits from the large open green space of ‘Finsbury Park’ directly to the north east of the station. The park has recently undergone a £5,000,000 restoration and improvement programme. Finsbury Park AAP study area within north London

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There were five key potential development sites included in the AAP area. These are shown on the map below. This AAP contains site specific policies for four of these sites. During the course of producing the AAP it emerged that there was no real consensus of what specific policies there should be for the Island site. Therefore it was omitted from the site specific policies, although the general polices elsewhere in this plan do apply. In addition, residential development at the old Arsenal stadium and completion of the new Arsenal Stadium at Ashburton Grove will have an impact on the level of employment, residential and retail land in the borough. Finsbury Park is thus an important area of major change including residential intensification. The aim of the Finsbury Park AAP is to provide a clear vision for the area, covering all relevant planning policy issues including transport, urban design, employment, housing, retail and leisure.

Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Area covered by the Finsbury Park Area Action Plan

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Key potential development sites

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An explicit aim of the Local Development Framework (LDF) system is that it should give a ‘spatial’ dimension to the council’s other policies and strategies, for example housing, regeneration and transport have an impact ‘on the ground’. As well as spelling out how these strategies will impact on the physical environment of the borough, the LDF should also identify the links between them - for example between housing supply and education, employment growth and transport, and the impact of leisure provision on health. The most important document in the LDF is the Core Strategy, which sets down the guiding principles for planning in Islington - and all other planning policy documents, such as the Finsbury Park AAP, must be consistent with it. The policies in the Core Strategy apply to all of Islington including the area covered by this AAP. To progress the LDF, the relevant existing and emerging council strategies have been reviewed to establish relevant links and what planning policies are needed - key linkages involve housing Key potential need, transport, employment, recreation and sustainability. These strategies include the following development sites that are relevant to Finsbury Park:

One Islington ‘Delivering One Islington’ (2005) sets out the corporate plan for Islington for the period 2005-2008. The One Islington vision wishes to make Islington a greener place to live and work, a place where people of all backgrounds are able to achieve their full potential and a borough of safe, thriving and active communities.

Islington Local Area Agreement (LAA) This is a formal agreement between the Islington Strategic Partnership and the Government around the achievement of a set of key outcomes and targets which reflect priorities for change and improvement in Islington. The LAA came into effect in April 2006.

A1 Borough Strategy The A1 Borough project is one of the Council’s flagship projects that will deliver its vision of One Islington. The council has set itself the goal of transforming the A1 corridor within Islington for the benefit of the people who live, work, study and trade in the area.

Community and Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy 2003 The vision is one of better, more integrated public services and a more empowered community.

Sustainability Action Plan This document covers the period 2006 - 2010. It sets out policies and actions, which will contribute towards creating a more environmentally sustainable borough.

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Islington Housing Strategy 2003-2006 This describes housing needs and problems in Islington and sets out detailed action plans to tackle them.

Islington Air Quality Action Plan August 2003 This Air Quality Action Plan details the measures that Islington Council is taking and intending to take which improve air quality.

Draft North London Joint Waste Strategy 2004-2020 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan This was agreed in December 2001 by all the partner authorities.

Islington Sustainable Transport Strategy 2006-2016 This document sets out policies and proposals to make travel in Islington safe, accessible, green, efficient, secure and attractive.

Finsbury Park Vision

A vision for Finsbury Park has been developed by the Finsbury Park Partnership, which prior to its cessation was a partner in the Finsbury Park AAP. This vision is that Finsbury Park should become: 1. A better area to live in, by providing improved housing, a cleaner and more attractive environment, open spaces for all to enjoy and better access to transport; 2. An area for local people, by creating a sense of one neighbourhood through a range of initiatives based around community involvement, health, arts and sports; 3. An area for people to learn in, by providing additional access to education and training for residents of all ages; 4. An area for work, by encouraging and supporting new and existing businesses and providing training for local people to meet the employment opportunities created; and 5. A safer area, by improving the safety of those who live in, work in and visit the area by supporting initiatives to reduce crime and drug abuse.

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Area Action Plan Objectives

The following key objectives have been developed for Finsbury Park: Objective 1 - Transport: To improve public transport provision and accessibility through a consideration of the street layout, the station, wayfinding signage, and the surrounding sites. Objective 2 - Urban Design: To determine the nature and scale of both potential development and potential street network alterations in order to serve connections to transport, open space and event spaces, and surrounding residential areas. Objective 3 - Retail status: To support and improve the vitality, viability and uniqueness of Finsbury Park's retail offer. Objective 4 - Employment: To determine the demand for and appropriate type of employment opportunities, including light industry, small offices, retail and warehousing, and their respective land demands. Objective 5 - Housing: To determine the suitability of housing uses across the AAP, and to consider amenities for the new housing. Objective 6 - Leisure, Community and Open Space: To consider opportunities for potential leisure and community facilities in light of both the area's past provision and future growth and to improve orientation to existing open spaces and event spaces. Objective 7 - Implementing and monitoring the AAP: To develop an AAP which responds to the local and strategic context and to ensure it represents an up-to-date statement of community aspirations for the local area.

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The vision and objectives in combination with consultation has resulted in the concept plan shown below. The concept plan illustrates in a diagrammatic form the spatial policies in the Finsbury Park AAP. Concept plan

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1 Finsbury Park Station: With improved access 6a New safe, direct, active and overlooked route and orientation. from housing in the north to the station.

2 New station entrance: Gateway to the Finsbury 6b New safe, direct, active and overlooked route Park neighbourhood and the new ‘community between Fonthill Road area and new station core’. entrance.

3 Public space provided adjacent to station 7 Fonthill Road Fashion Corridor: with improved entrance. access to Finsbury Park station.

4 Station entrance: gateway to the Finsbury Park 8 Light industrial/warehousing development on transport hub (under construction). Isledon Road.

5 New community core: a high density, high 9 Improve walkway connecting Finsbury Park quality mixed use living environment with and Gillespie Park. retail, commercial, residential and community 10 leisure space. 10 Potential site for exemplary tall building (up to 40m). Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Action Area Park Finsbury Area Action Plan Policies

FP1: Transport accessibility The Council will seek to promote the quality and The council’s vision for public transport accessibility of public transport in Finsbury Park. in Finsbury Park is for the provision Development should give priority to the following: of a convenient, safe and accessible transport hub which supports (i) The re-organisation of Finsbury Park station sustainable modes of transport. through the provision of a new and improved Interchange between walking, cycling western station entrance; and public transport is key and the council will support proposals which (ii) Improvements to the pedestrian environment enhance this. including measures to reduce congestion and enhance safety. A key initiative would be Public transport is a key feature of improvements to the route under the rail Finsbury Park and improvements to bridge on Seven Sisters Road; the existing network are essential if the council’s land use, development and (iii) Streetscape improvements including the route sustainable transport objectives are along Stroud Green Road under the rail bridge; to be met. The council will therefore support physical improvements to (iv) Enhanced accessibility between the bus the interchange and will encourage station at Wells Terrace and the bus stops at enhanced comfort and safety for public Station Place; transport users.

(v) A clear and consistent signage strategy which The council recognise that public assists users of all modes of transport in realm improvements around Finsbury Finsbury Park; Park station would greatly enhance accessibility to public transport. (vi) The maintenance and protection of cycle Key objectives, such as enhancing routes through the Finsbury Park area; and areas under existing rail bridges, the introduction of a coherent signage (vii) An improved walkway connecting Finsbury strategy and the creation of a new and Park and Gillespie Park. improved western station entrance will all be supported and encouraged. It should be noted that Network Rail plan to replace the bridge spans on Stroud Green Road as part of platform improvements over the next eight years. Therefore improvements to the area under this bridge should be based on initial short-term improvements followed by long-term solutions as part of the rebuilt bridge.

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FP2: Bus network The council will seek to maintain the Wells Terrace The council recognise the key role of bus terminus. Where necessary, alterations to the bus services for people moving to and bus network, including additional routes should from Finsbury Park and will support be carefully integrated with the potential re- proposals to enhance the quality and configuration of Finsbury Park station. quantity of local services. The council will seek to maintain the Wells Terrace bus terminus and will encourage improvements to the terminus, where they can be integrated with other

Finsbury Park Area Action Plan modes of transport in the area.

FP3: Street network The Council will seek to improve the integration The provision of adequate cycle of the pedestrian and cycle network with public and pedestrian facilities is essential transport. Specific priorities are listed as follows: to support the public transport interchange in Finsbury Park and to (i) Provision of clear routes to the new station achieve the council’s Sustainable Travel entrance from the west; and objectives. The council will therefore seek to protect and enhance all cycle (ii) Provision of a new taxi rank at Station Place, and pedestrian routes in Finsbury Park. and support for improvements to taxi facilities near by the station. It is recognised that there is a need for taxi ranks at transport interchanges. (iii) Provision of secure and convenient cycle The provision of a new taxi rank at parking throughout the area. Finsbury Park will be encouraged, in light of other competing demands for road space (for example, bus stops and on-street servicing space). Improvements to taxi facilities should not interfere with bus operations.

12 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Action Area Park Finsbury FP4: Area improvements The council will expect new development to adhere All new development, particularly to the following principles and, where appropriate, around the transport interchange contribute to their implementation: at Finsbury Park, will be seen as an opportunity to make a positive (i) The creation of high quality public space contribution to the environment and to which is active and visible; enhance public transport accessibility. The council will look for contributions (ii) High quality street-based development that is to urban design improvements and sensitive to its context; access to public transport from all new building and conversion schemes in (iii) Land uses on approach streets to the station Finsbury Park. should encourage activity; The council is producing a (iv) Collaboration with Tranport for London (TfL) supplementary planning document on to achieve the creation of a new western Urban Design, which will provide advice station entrance which improves legibility; on the design of new developments. The council has identified priorities (v) Collaboration with TfL to achieve the removal for area improvement in Finsbury of the existing long tunnel leading from Wells Park, these area concerning access Terrace to the station, and the creation of a to the station and sustainability well-frequented approach street and/or open improvements, and will expect new public space to the western station entrance; development to adhere to these priorites. (vi) Support for the principles relating to improvements in public transport accessibility Finsbury Park has retained much of stated in Policy FP1; its Victorian heritage, however many Victorian buildings are in a poor state of (vii) The addition of features that create an identity repair and/or vacant and would benefit for Finsbury Park; and from refurbishment. An example of this it the vacant (locally listed) postal (viii) Retention and refurbishment of existing sorting office at 4-5 Goodwin Street. uniform street frontages and high quality historic elements. The council will investigate the merits of creating a conservation area around Seven Sisters Road near Finsbury Park station.

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FP5: Place identity The council will encourage a mix of uses including Despite being a busy transport node shops, financial services, restaurants, cafés, public and containing strong residential houses, wine bars, hot food take-aways, leisure and neighbourhoods, Finsbury Park currently residential uses, which are appropriate to the area’s lacks a clear identity. The council will character. The council will also expect development therefore encourage development that to support the street as a focus for public space and generates vitality and contributes to activity. Light industrial/office and warehousing a sense of place. To achieve this, the uses will be encouraged in defined sites such as the provision of shops, financial services, Isledon Road site to provide easy road access and restaurants, cafés, public houses, wine

Finsbury Park Area Action Plan to support the enhancement of Finsbury Park as a bars, hot food take-aways, leisure and destination. Interesting existing buildings and local residential uses uses will be supported. landmarks should be retained where possible. Dvelopment will be expected to support local streets as a focus for activity. The council will carefully monitor and manage the location and number of potentially disruptive uses such as bars and hot food take-aways, in order to ensure a balanced mix of compatible uses. Retaining interesting existing buildings and landmarks will enhance the local distinctiveness of Finsbury Park. FP6: Development scale The vision for Finsbury Park is to create The council will encourage the provision of taller a high quality living and working buildings where they are in accordance with the environment, and it is recognised that following criteria: taller buildings may be necessary to achieve the requirements for additional (i) Taller buildings must not have an workspace and housing. However, new overshadowing effect on existing residential development will be seen in relation to properties nor dominate the street, upper its surroundings and the existing pattern storeys should be set back from the street of buildings will influence the siting, frontage; and form, massing and proportions of all new buildings. The council will seek a (ii) An exemplarily designed landmark building consistent height for street frontages that that provides a marker to the station entrance, are sympathetic to the existing scale of while not overshadowing the public realm. Victorian frontages. (iii) Tall buldings (over 30 meters in height) . Finsbury Park currently suffers from a lack of identity. This could be enhanced by a flagship development which serves as a local landmark. The council will therefore welcome proposals for a landmark building adjacent to the station which aids orientation and legibility. The council will require new and improved public space to be provided adjacent 14 to any redevelopment of the station entrance. Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Action Area Park Finsbury FP7: Fonthill Road The council will encourage a mix of uses which Fonthill Road is potentially unique responds to Fonthill Road’s existing character as within London as a location for a location for independent clothing retailers and independent clothing retailers and wholesalers and the area’s potential as a mixed use wholesalers and this represents a major destination. The following uses will be encouraged asset for Finsbury Park. The council will on Fonthill Road: encourage proposals which strengthen the fashion-orientated character of (i) Fashion-orientated retail; Fonthill Road, and recognise that the introduction of related uses, such as (ii) Cafés; or cafés and restaurants, may generate further activity in the area. (iii) Restaurants.

To maintain the retail function of Fonthill Road, at least two-thirds of the commercial ground floor units must remain as retail (A1) use.

FP8: Mixed use development In general, the council will look favourably on The highest densities of mixed applications for mixed use development in Finsbury use development should be in the Park. The council will expect developers to give immediate vicinity of the station. careful consideration to the character of frontages. In The council will welcome mixed use general, the highest density mixed use developments development throughout the AAP are expected to come forward in the sites in the area and will require active uses in immediate vicinity of Finsbury Park station. Land development on key street frontages uses that are considered acceptable are set out in through the provision of appropriate site specific policies within this AAP. The council will ground and first floor level uses. require that development on Stroud Green Road, Wells Terrace, Fonthill Road and other public routes achieve active street frontages with appropriate uses (retail, leisure, commercial and community facilities).

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FP9: Retail development The council will support new retail developments The council supports new retail in appropriate locations within the AAP area. Retail development that enhances the vitality developments should encourage active frontages and viability of Finsbury Park’s existing along public routes, particularly those which provide retail uses, and helps achieve optimum access to the station. use of this highly accessible location.

FP10: Safeguarding employment land Finsbury Park Area Action Plan The council will seek to ensure that there is no net The council recognise the importance loss of industrial, warehousing and small office units of protecting existing employment sites within the Finsbury Park area over the period of and understand that demand exists for implementation of the AAP. The council recognise light industrial, warehousing and small that these uses may be most suitably located on the office uses in Finsbury Park. The council fringes of the plan area with strong links to the road will therefore seek to ensure that there network, and the council has designated the Isledon is no net loss of employment space. Road site as an appropriate location for these and other similar uses.

FP11: Housing The council will encourage residential development In accordance with other policies in which incorporates a broad mix of uses. Any this plan, the council will welcome residential development on key street frontages such higher density development to meet as Stroud Green Road, Wells Terrace and Fonthill Road the requirements for additional should incorporate an active frontage. housing in Finsbury Park and will encourage residential development New residential development should be exemplary which incorporates a mix of uses. and incorporate the following: The council will require all new development on key street frontages (i) Secure cycle parking; to generate activity through the provision of appropriate ground level, (ii) Storage space for household waste and and potentially first floor level, uses. recycling; This will support the creation of active and vibrant streetscapes in Finsbury (iii) Outside space for all residents (for example, Park. The council will provide details in balconies, private or shared roof terraces); and Supplementary Planning Documents for the requirements for cycle parking, (iv) Achievement of a Secured by Design award. waste and recycling storage.

Afordable housing requirements are set out in the council's Core Planning Strategy.

16 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Action Area Park Finsbury FP12: Residential density The council will encourage housing densities that are The council recognises the potential for appropriate in the context of good public transport higher density development in Finsbury accessibility and availability of local services. New Park, in order to meet requirements development should respect the existing character of for additional housing provision. New the area on street frontages. development will be seen in relation to its surroundings, and the existing pattern of buildings will influence the siting, form, massing and proportions of all new residential buildings. In order to achieve higher density development without a negative impact on surrounding properties, the council will welcome innovative design solutions and the incorporation of taller buildings with upper storeys set back from the

FP13: Social infrastructure The council will encourage the provision of amenities The delivery of high density residential and social infrastructure on mixed use sites with a development in Finsbury Park can high density of residential uses. only be achieved if it is accompanied by a range of necessary amenities and social infrastructure. The council will encourage mixed use developments which incorporate high density residential uses to provide supporting infrastructure, and developers will be required to carry out studies to assess social and physical infrastructure requirements. This may include the provision of utility services, health, education, recreation and other local facilities. Major housing developments should, where possible, provide better access to public transport and walking and cycling routes, and the council will encourage the provision of secure cycle parking facilities. In addition, the council will need to be assured that adequate water supply and waste water infrastructure will be provided to meet the needs of a growing population.

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FP14: Leisure facilities The council will encourage leisure uses in the Finsbury The provision of leisure facilities Park area. Leisure provision that facilitates greater is essential as part of a mixed use evening activity and contributes to safety and security community and projected residential will be viewed positively. growth within Finsbury Park will generate additional demand for leisure and community facilities in the area. Finsbury Park has a history of theatre, cinema, club and recreation spaces and once had regionally significant

Finsbury Park Area Action Plan evening economy uses, particularly along Seven Sisters Road at the former Rainbow Theatre and the George Robey/Powerhaus pub. The Council will welcome proposals for new leisure facilities and will encourage those which enhance safety and security within Finsbury Park and play a role in reducing antisocial behaviour.

FP15: Implementation and monitoring The council will be proactive in implementing the Transport accessibility improvements Finsbury Park Area Action Plan. It will initiate and may be funded through Section 106 facilitate development opportunities - where possible agreements, and the council has - through liaison and consultation with landowners, identified that the priorities for such stakeholders and developers. The council will also contributions in Finsbury Park are monitor the progress of the Area Action Plan throught station improvements, the provision of its Annual Monitoring Report. new public open space, improvements to the pedestrian environment under A key tool for implementing the Area Action Plan will the rail bridges on Seven Sisters Road be Section 106 agreements, and the council will use and Stroud Green Road, streetscape these agreements to implement the policies set out in improvements, affordable housing and the Area Action Plan. improvements to cycling facilities and routes. Any monetary contributions secured within and adjoining the Finsbury Park Area Action Plan area The council produces an Annual may be pooled together to aid delivery of the public Monitor Report (AMR), which will benefits identified within the Finsbury Park Area be the mechanism for monitoring Action Plan. the implementation of the AAP. The AMR will show the indicators and measurements for monitoring the implementation of AAP.

18 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan - October 2006 Finsbury Park Area Action Plan Action Area Park Finsbury Site Specific Policies The following site specific policies provide a clear framework for the future development of key sites in the AAP area. The policies are intended to ensure that, as individual sites are developed, they each contribute to implementing the overall objectives of the AAP and its wider policies.

FP16: City North site Current status Land use Height Massing

Multi-storey site for Essential uses (a) Building heights Building footprint should small businesses directly Mixed use; including along street frontages interface with the plans adjacent to the station. residential, commercial, should respect the for a new station entrance retail. existing local built to create improved access form. to the station from the Desirable uses west and should allow for Light industrial. (b) A taller building rising the creation of an area of to a maximum of 40 open public space. Reconfigured station metres, should be set entrance allowing back away from the improved pedestrian street frontage. access from the west.

Open public space adjacent to the new station entrance.

Ground floor active uses along public space and access routes.

FP17: Morris Place / Wells Terrace Current status Land use Height Massing

Occupied by a car Essential uses Building heights along Building form should washing business, Mixed use; including Stroud Green Road provide a strong office building and bus office employment (B1), should be consistent with consistent frontage to terminus. retail and residential. existing frontages. Wells Terrace, Stroud Green Road, Morris Place Desirable uses and Clifton Terrace. Leisure uses.

Ground floor active uses along Stroud Green Road and Wells Terrace.

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FP18: John Jones

Current status Land use Height Massing

Currently used for light If current occupiers were Building heights should Building form should industry (B1), storage and to leave the site, the respect the character of provide a strong distribution and subject preferred future uses properties on Lennox consistent frontage to to an approved planning would be: Road and Clifton Terrace. Morris Place, Stroud Green application for a six- Taller elements should be Road, Lennox Road and storey mixed use building Essential uses set back from the street Clifton Terrace. on part of the site. Leisure-led mixed use, frontage.

Finsbury Park Area Action Plan including commercial, retail.

Desirable uses Residential.

Ground floor active uses along Stroud Green Road and Morris Place.

FP19: Isledon Road Factory site

Current status Land use Height Massing

Situated across the road Focused site for light Allowance for building Massing should strive to from the listed Rainbow industrial, warehousing, heights up to six storeys. create a consistent street Theatre and currently small office units and frontage. under-developed. other similar uses, due to its ease of access to the road network.

Contact and Further Information If you would like this document in large text or require further information about the Finsbury Park Area Action Plan please contact Islington’s Planning Policy Team at: Address: PO Box 3333, 222 Upper Street, London N1 1YA Phone: 020 7527 2000 Email: [email protected] Website: www.islington.gov.uk

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Plan d’action pour le quartier de Finsbury Park Ce document vous informe sur la politique de l’aménagement urbain dans le quartier autour de la gare de Finsbury Park. C’est un plan pour améliorer le quartier autour de la gare grâce à la création d’un nouvel espace publique, de logements, de magasins, de cafés, de bureaux et d’aires de loisir. Si vous désirez des informations supplémentaires à ce sujet, veuillez contacter l’équipe de l’amènagement à l’adresse et au numéro ci dessus. French

Σχέδιο Δράσης της Περιοχής Φίνσμπουρι Παρκ (Finsbury Park). Αυτό το έγγραφο αφορά την πολιτική πολεοδομικής ανάπτυξης της περιοχής γύρω από τον σταθμό του Φίνσμπουρι Παρκ. Είναι ένα σχέδιο βελτίωσης της περιοχής γύρω από τον σταθμό δημιουργώντας νέους δημόσιους χώρους, σπίτια, μαγαζιά, καφετέριες, γραφεία και χώρους αναψυχής. Εάν θέλετε περισσότερες πληροφορίες παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με την ομάδα αναπτυξιακής πολιτικής (Planning Policy Team) στην παραπάνω διεύθυνση και τηλέφωνο. Greek

Qorshaha Wax-qabadka Aagga Finisberi Barak Dukumentigani wuxuu ku saabsan yahay siyaasadda qorsheeynta ee loogu talo-galay aagga ku wareegsan isteeshinka Fenisberi Barak. Waa qorshe ah in lagu hagaajiyo aagga ku wareegsan isteeshinka iyada oo loo sameeynayo meelo banaan oo cusub dadweynaha, guryo, dukaamo, makhaayadaha kafeegga, xafiisyo iyo meelo loo isticmaalo nasashadda. Haddii aad jeclaan lahayd macluumaad dheeraad ah oo ku saabsan tan, fadlan kala xidhiidh kooxda Siyaasadda Qorsheeynta cinwaanka iyo telefoonka kor ku xusan. Somali

Plan de Acción del Área de Finsbury Park Este documento informa sobre las políticas de urbanismo para el área de alrededor de la estación de Finsbury Park. Se trata de un plan para mejorar esta área a través de la creación de nuevas áreas públicas, viviendas, tiendas, cafeterías, oficinas y lugares para el tiempo libre. Si desea más información sobre el plan, puede contactar al equipo de Políticas de Urbanismo (Planning Policy) a la dirección o teléfono que se indica más arriba. Spanish

Finsbury Park Bölgesi Faaliyet Planı Bu evrak Finsbury Park İstasyonu çevresi için planlanlama yönergesi içindir. Bu, istasyon çevresinin, umuma açık yeni yerler, konutlar, dükkanlar, kafeteryalar, yazıhaneler ve boş zamanları değerlerdirme ortamları yaratarak, geliştirilmesi için yapılan bir plandır. Bununla ilgili daha ayrıntılı bilgi isterseniz lütfen yukarıdaki adres ve telefon numarasından Planlama ekibini arayınız. Turkish

You can seek independent help and advice on the planning system from Planning Aid for London. Address: Unit 2, 11-29 Fashion Street, London E1 6PX Phone: 020-7247 4900 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pafl.org.uk