Lib Dem councillors have secured key concessions from a developer in return for permission to build 40 flats at 72-96 Park Rd, N8.

The development will now go ahead, but with fewer parking spaces than envisaged and finance allocated to improve the dangerous junction at Lynton Road / Park Road and Wolseley Road.

Commenting on the application, Cllr Ross Laird said:

“While I have some outstanding concerns about the height and scale of this development, it is a great improvement on the initial proposal.

“The developer has agreed to my suggestion that as well as making money available to improve local education facilities, they will also fund traffic management improvements at the junction of Lynton Road and Park Road.

“This should bring benefits by making the busy junction a lot safer. I remain a little concerned that residents will have to put up with noisy building works for months to come and have asked the developer to do everything they can to minimise the noise impact.”