The council rejected the plans for the extra storey at Northview last night. Our focus now shifts to the application for local listing to ensure this site remains protected from future development.
November 27, 2011
Final supporters
Success!
Last night, councillors unanimously rejected plans to building a hideous extra storey on top of Northview. Many thanks to all of you who signed.
The threat
Northview is an attractive enclave of flats in Holloway, north London. Its owners want to build a hideous, hefty extra storey on top of the larger block.
This wanton act of architectural vandalism will ruin the understated elegance of Northview’s deco design and its community feel. It will make the estate feel hemmed in and less safe.
It will mar an almost intact 1930s corner (see below). Original features, such as deco banisters, Crittall windows and detailed parapets will be damaged or destroyed.
About Northview
Northview retains many original features, from its architectural design and layout that maximise natural light to deco touches drawing on Mayan and Egyptian influences.
Designed to be a natural community, it sits between two main roads in an inner-city commercial area, providing a rare, restful oasis. Its horseshoe-shaped layout, gardens and mature trees give it the feel of a village green.
1930s corner
Northview is opposite the Holloway Odeon, also built in 1938, and they provide a glimpse of how the area must would have looked more than 70 years ago.
This cluster of deco buildings in very different styles work together to create a lot of visual interest in a complementary fashion.
Our call
We therefore call on the council to:
• Reject planning application No P101448
• Consider Northview for local listing, on the grounds of its historic and architectural interest, and as part of a 1930s corner
• Preserve the 1930s corner by including Northview in Mercers Road/Tavistock Terrace conservation area, which already contains the Odeon
Updates
September 26, 2011
The council rejection of the proposed expansion provides the leverage needed to pursue formal protected status for the site. I am now preparing a submission for the local listing board to ensure the entire enclave is permanently recognized as a conservation area.
Reached 100 supporters
September 26, 2011
8 Comments
GREAT NEWS!! so happy they listened to us for once.
ive lived in holloway 20 years and its about time someone put a stop to these greedy extensions.
leave the art deco alone please. it looks fine just like it is.
that glass thing they wanted to put on top looked awful. keep northview how it is.
the architecture there is one of the only good things left in the area. dont mess with it.
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The council rejected the plans for the extra storey at Northview last night. Our focus now shifts to the application for local listing to ensure this site remains protected from future development.
November 27, 2011
Final supporters
Success!
Last night, councillors unanimously rejected plans to building a hideous extra storey on top of Northview. Many thanks to all of you who signed.
The threat
Northview is an attractive enclave of flats in Holloway, north London. Its owners want to build a hideous, hefty extra storey on top of the larger block.
This wanton act of architectural vandalism will ruin the understated elegance of Northview’s deco design and its community feel. It will make the estate feel hemmed in and less safe.
It will mar an almost intact 1930s corner (see below). Original features, such as deco banisters, Crittall windows and detailed parapets will be damaged or destroyed.
About Northview
Northview retains many original features, from its architectural design and layout that maximise natural light to deco touches drawing on Mayan and Egyptian influences.
Designed to be a natural community, it sits between two main roads in an inner-city commercial area, providing a rare, restful oasis. Its horseshoe-shaped layout, gardens and mature trees give it the feel of a village green.
1930s corner
Northview is opposite the Holloway Odeon, also built in 1938, and they provide a glimpse of how the area must would have looked more than 70 years ago.
This cluster of deco buildings in very different styles work together to create a lot of visual interest in a complementary fashion.
Our call
We therefore call on the council to:
• Reject planning application No P101448
• Consider Northview for local listing, on the grounds of its historic and architectural interest, and as part of a 1930s corner
• Preserve the 1930s corner by including Northview in Mercers Road/Tavistock Terrace conservation area, which already contains the Odeon
Updates
September 26, 2011
The council rejection of the proposed expansion provides the leverage needed to pursue formal protected status for the site. I am now preparing a submission for the local listing board to ensure the entire enclave is permanently recognized as a conservation area.
Reached 100 supporters
September 26, 2011
8 Comments
thank god for that. those developers have no taste whatsoever.
GREAT NEWS!! so happy they listened to us for once.
ive lived in holloway 20 years and its about time someone put a stop to these greedy extensions.
leave the art deco alone please. it looks fine just like it is.
that glass thing they wanted to put on top looked awful. keep northview how it is.
the architecture there is one of the only good things left in the area. dont mess with it.
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thank god for that. those developers have no taste whatsoever.