Posts Tagged ‘finsbury leisure centre’
Islington set to abandon Finsbury Leisure Centre plans in £10m loss for council
Leader Una O’Halloran cancels project tipped to deliver 200 homes over ballooning costs and ‘local concerns’
Read More‘Monstrous’: Footballers kick out at council plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre
Residents are up in arms over mammoth development, but council says ‘doing nothing is not an option’ amid housing crisis
Read MoreResidents slam council’s ‘destructive’ plans for Finsbury Leisure Centre
Campaign group EC1 Voices calls for a halt to developments in one of the country’s ‘densest areas’
Read More‘Terrible deal’: Finsbury Leisure Centre campaigners call on council to put ‘grandiose’ rebuild on hold
Planning chief defends ‘great development’ and says he won’t apologise for creating new homes
Read MoreCouncillors set to decide on £5m budget bump-up for controversial leisure centre redevelopment
Footballers have criticised the scheme, which would see flats built on sports pitches
Read MoreCouncil planning chief booed as protesters kick off over potential loss of football pitches
‘I make no apology for 100 new council homes,’ says Cllr Diarmaid Ward
Read MoreExperts asked to examine environmental impact of major plans for Finsbury leisure centre
Islington Council asks its planning team to formulate a ‘screening opinion’
Read MoreFootballers at Finsbury leisure centre kick out at ‘tragic’ plans to build over sports pitches
NRI United say they will struggle to recruit passersby if pitches are moved to the rooftop
Read MoreResidents invited to have a say on plan to rebuild Finsbury Leisure Centre and create 180 new homes
Consultation questionnaire says there is a ‘desperate need for new homes to tackle the housing crisis’
Read MoreFinsbury Leisure Centre one step closer to being replaced as councillors agree to approach designers
Move is part of a masterplan for more affordable homes, a new medical centre and improvements to nearby open spaces
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