Planners reject student halls appeal for White Lion Street – London

A developer has accused Islington Council of squandering the opportunity to free-up family homes after a planning inspector turned down plans for a complex of student flats and offices.

Charles Fish, of Mortar Developments Group, believes his firm’s scheme to build student flats in White Lion Street could have made homes currently being used by students available for families.

Mortar took Islington Council to a planning appeal before government inspector Tim Wood in February after their scheme for 65-70 White Lion Street was rejected by the west area planning committee …

View original article