Policy information sourced from the Islington Development Management Policies
DM2.4 Protected views
The Mayor of London’s strategic views will be protected and enhanced and the council will implement the London View Management Framework for the strategic views that cross Islington. These views are shown on the Policies Map.
Within Islington there are local views of St. Paul’s Cathedral and of St. Pancras Chambers and Station, which the council will protect and enhance. These views are shown on the Policies Map. The local views protected are:
- LV1: View from Farringdon Lane / Farringdon Road / Clerkenwell Road to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- LV2: View from St. John Street to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- LV3: View from the Angel to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- LV4: View from Archway Road to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- LV5: View from Archway Bridge to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- LV6: View from Amwell Street to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- LV7: View from Dartmouth Park Hill to St. Paul’s Cathedral
- LV8: View from Pentonville Road to St. Pancras Chambers and Station
The council will produce management plans for all local views in a Supplementary Planning Document in accordance with the Mayor’s London View Management Framework. Further policy and guidance for the management and protection of LV1 is provided in the Finsbury Local Plan (Area Action Plan for Bunhill and Clerkenwell).
Redevelopment of buildings that currently adversely impact on the local or strategic view are required to enhance the view and the ability to appreciate the landmark within the views, and not infringe on any part of the defined view.
Where deemed necessary, applicants will need to provide appropriate supporting material to verify the visual impact of the proposed development on the relevant views (Mayor’s strategic views and/or local views).
Details of the location and height of local views are given in Appendix 1.
For more information please see the Islington Development Management Policies