Policy information sourced from the Islington Development Management Policies

DM4.11 Hotels and visitor accommodation

Hotels and other visitor accommodation are generally appropriate in the locations specified in the following hierarchy:

  • Designated Town Centres; and
  • Areas within the Central Activities Zone that are within the designated City Fringe Opportunity Area or are in close proximity to national railway hubs.

Proposals for new hotel and visitor accommodation (including ancillary hotel and visitor accommodation) will only be supported where they:

  • contribute to the balance and mix of uses in the immediate locality;
  • support the area’s primary retail/business/cultural role and do not compromise economic function/growth;
  • do not result in adverse impacts on residential amenity, including cumulative impacts;
  • have excellent access to a range of public transport modes;
  • provide appropriate arrangements for pick up / drop off, service delivery vehicles and coaches, appropriate to the size of the hotel or visitor accommodation;
  • incorporate ancillary facilities which are open for public use and create employment opportunities for local residents, such as restaurants, gyms and conference facilities (where appropriate);
  • are inclusive, providing at least 10% of all hotel rooms to wheelchair accessible standards (the 10% wheelchair accessible standard rooms must be fully fitted from occupation); and
  • provide an adequate standard of amenity for occupants.

Outside the locations identified in Part A the council will resist proposals for hotels and other visitor accommodation, apart from very small-scale hotel use/visitor accommodation which is clearly ancillary to a Public House.

Applications for major hotel developments must be accompanied by information detailing:

  • how any impacts on residential amenity will be mitigated; and
  • arrangements for securing public access to ancillary facilities (e.g. restaurants, gyms and conference facilities suitable for locally arranged events).

The council will afford preference to visitor accommodation that is designed, leased and operated as a hotel for temporary occupation. Where necessary, conditions will be used to ensure that visitor accommodation is not permanently occupied.

See also Policy BC8 of the Finsbury Local Plan

For more information please see the Islington Development Management Policies