Islington - DM4.10 Public Houses

DM4.10 Public Houses

The council supports the retention of Public Houses, and opposes their redevelopment, demolition and Change of Use.

Applications for the Change of Use, redevelopment and/or demolition of a Public House must demonstrate that:

the Public House has been vacant for a continuous period of 2 years or more and continuous marketing evidence has been provided for the vacant 2 year period to demonstrate there is no realistic prospect of the unit being used as a Public House in the foreseeable future;
the proposed alternative use will not detrimentally affect the vitality of the area and the character of the street scene;
the proposal does not constitute the loss of a service of particular value to the local community; and
significant features of historic or character value are retained

The provision of ancillary, very small-scale visitor accommodation within a Public House may be suitable where:

The proposal is consistent with Parts A and B of this policy and with the requirements of Policy DM4.11 Parts B and E, and
The development of ancillary visitor accommodation will demonstrably help to ensure the continued operation of the primary Public House use.

See also Policy DM4.11 (Hotels and visitor accommodation)