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Forty-six garages in Holloway are to be demolished to make way for new homes and flats in the “forgotten edge” of an estate.

Housing association Hyde were on Tuesday given the go-ahead to demolish seven freestanding single-storey garages at Thornton Court and build three four-bedroom houses in their place, to be sold on the private market.

They are located in the Hyde Village between North Road and Hungerford Road, where “dead frontages at ground floor level contribute to uninspiring spaces dominated by vehicle parking,” according to planning documents.

Hyde will also convert 39 undercroft garages in Surr Street into 12 flats, five two-bedroom and seven one-bedroom. Nine will be for social rent and three for shared ownership.

Council documents state: “The proposed affordable housing offer is 80 per cent based on units.

“The applicant has submitted evidence to demonstrate that the proposed development could not support a higher provision.

“This has been assessed by the council’s independent viability consultant, BPS, and is accepted.”

Twelve objections from eight objectors were received by Islington Council, who claimed the plan represented “overdevelopment”, the effect on sunlight and privacy in surrounding properties and the loss of car parking space. Car ownership in Islington stands at around 25 per cent.

The Town Hall said that despite the impacts on neighbours and the small size of the undercroft garage conversions, the development was welcome.