Islington council has approved one of the north London borough’s biggest housing schemes in decades.

The local authority gave the green light to the New Barnsbury Estate redevelopment near Caledonian Road. It will deliver 1,116 new homes in total across 12 buildings between three and 21 storeys in height over the next decade.

Islington suffers severe overcrowding and has around 15,000 households on its housing waiting list.

The project is being delivered by a partnership between developer Mount Anvil and housing association Newlon Housing Trust .

It includes 291 replacement and 135 extra social rent properties, plus a larger community centre, enhanced green spaces with more trees, and new commercial units on Caledonian Road. In total 38% of the homes are for social rent with the

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