CONTENTS – 1 Change in Old Barnsbury planning application 2 Message from the BEST team re. Old Barnsbury consultation meetings
1. Change in Old Barnsbury planning application
Further to our update earlier in March expressing concern about the lack of time for Old Barnsbury planning consultation, Newlon has messaged the group as follows:
Symon has asked me to respond to you as the project manager working on the Old Barnsbury refurbishment.
We will be sending out a newsletter to all residents of Old Barnsbury imminently, advising of consultation dates in the near future.
We recently met with Islington planners to discuss the Old Barnsbury proposals and based on feedback at the meeting, we now intend to submit a separate planning application for Old Barnsbury.
This is largely due to the fact that there will be different timescales involved in the project.
As a result, there will be plenty of time for further consultation prior to the submission of the application, which we are aiming to do in September this year.
Some of you have already been in touch to ask questions about this. Newlon has also posted an update to Old Barnsbury consultation through doors so we have been in touch with them to ask them more about the decision to separate the planning applications and what this means. Please get in touch with any further questions and if you hear anything helpful through your own enquiries, please email us – barnsburyleaseholders@gmail.com – so we can share with the group.
These are the points we have raised with Newlon so far:
1. Please explain why there are now two separate planning applications for New and Old Barnsbury (both our MP or local councillors seem surprised by this, we have forwarded your email to them so they can pick up directly with you (Newlon) as well).
We are confused by this because as recently as Symon’s email of 23rd Feb, he was suggesting the Old Barnsbury planning application would be going forward at the end of April.
What has brought about the change of heart and what are the implications of this?
You mention September as the new target planning application date and that the two applications are being separated ‘largely due to the fact that there will be different timescales involved in the project’ but what are the two sets of timescales now proposed?.
Please be honest if you simply missed Old Barnsbury consultation deadlines and your hand was forced – there is some speculation that this could be the reason.
2. Can you explain which elements, if any, from the overall estate design, such as outdoor space redevelopment, pathways etc in Old Barnsbury will form part of which (of the now two) separate planning applications?
Is it as simple as saying there will no reference to any changes in Old Barnsbury in the New Barnsbury application and vice versa? If there is any overlap, as much detail as possible, and information about timings for each planning application, would be appreciated.
2. Message from the BEST team re. Old Barnsbury consultation meetings
These sessions are taking place in the Barnsbury Community Centre on the following dates:
- 29 March 2022 from 4pm to 6pm
- 5 April 2022 from 6pm to 8pm
Recent BEST Resident newsletter (A update for old Barnsbury Residents) is available here.
Barnsbury Estate Leaseholders Group 