Policy information sourced from the Islington Local Plan

R8 Location and Concentration of Uses

  • Proposals will be resisted where they result in an unacceptable concentration of uses, such as night-time economy uses, hot food takeaways, betting shops and other gambling facilities and payday loan shops. The wide range of Class E uses also allows for overconcentration of certain uses, such as but not limited to café/restaurants, which have potential to cumulatively cause heightened adverse amenity impacts. Concentration of uses will be assessed based on the number of units within a 500m radius of the proposed development. Proposals must be accompanied by sufficient information to allow for assessment of concentration and potential impacts, including information on how these uses will be managed and operated.
  • In addition to the general assessment of overconcentration in Part A:
    1. proposals for hot food takeaways (Sui Generis Use) will be resisted within 200m of primary and secondary schools.
    2. proposals for hot food takeaways (Sui Generis Use) will be resisted where:
      • they would result in 4% or more of total units being in hot food takeaway use, in LSAs of 26 units or more; or
      • they would result in two or more hot food takeaway units, in LSAs with 25 units or less.
    3. proposals for betting shops and adult gaming centres will be resisted where:
      • they would result in 4% or more of total units being in betting shop/adult gaming centre use, in LSAs of 26 units or more; or
      • they would result in two or more betting shop/adult gaming centre units, in LSAs with 25 units or less.
    4. proposals for betting shops or adult gaming centres in Town Centres will not be permitted where there is an existing betting shop or adult gaming centre within 200m walking distance; or where the resulting amount of betting shops and adult gaming centres would exceed 1.5% of the total units in the Town Centre.
  • Where proposals for uses serving food and drink are permitted – particularly cafe/restaurant and hot food takeaway uses, and retail uses such as coffee shops and sandwich bars – a condition will be attached to require the operator to achieve, and operate in compliance with, the Healthier Catering Commitment standard.
  • Where proposals for betting shops, adult gaming centre, payday loan shops, high interest ‘rent-to-own’ retail stores, pawnbrokers and other similar uses are permitted, conditions may be attached (where relevant) to:
    1. require the display of information about local credit unions, debt advice services and/or gambling addiction charities;
    2. require the operator to sign up to, and operate in compliance with, any scheme(s) which promotes community safety and/or other good practice; and
    3. require the display of information about any applicable interest rates, fees and charges.

For more information please see the Islington Local Plan