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ACADEMY ‘ILLEGAL’

Plans for school build ‘run foul of planning laws’

 Construction of a controversial new City Academy could face lengthy delays amid dramatic new allegations that the plans were “illegal”.
In a landmark case, a law firm acting for two residents living near the site in Liverpool Road, Holloway, has lodged papers with the High Court. This has put wheels in motion for a judicial review.
Residents Mrs Rani Bibi, from Liverpool Road, and Terry Powers from Crossley Street, launched the action, arguing the academy – on the site of St Mary Magdalene primary school – was in direct contravention of Islington Council’s planning laws.
Richard Stein, a partner at Finsbury solicitors Leigh Day, said: “Islington Council acted illegally by not taking into account the surrounding conservation area or listed buildings when they made their decisions.”
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