Islington votes to give free school half of disputed land

UPDATE: Evening Standard - The middle-class parent’s dream school and a battle for an asbestos-riddled site

From the Islington Tribune:

'A PLAN to divide the old Ashmount School site in two and keep half for housing was formally adopted by the ruling Labour Executive on Thursday, despite a last-minute appeal by some residents to keep the whole site for educational purposes.



....'Council leader Richard Watts responded that the new Whitehall Park School would have just as much outdoor play space as any other Islington primary school.'