But Councillor Susie Burbridge, the lone objector on the committee, observed that the scheme had "already caused some controversy. I think it will carry on causing controversy.”
It will be some time before the eruv can be functional since the council wants several sets of the proposed poles to be relocated, particularly those close to historic sites.
Some poles will need to be linked to those in the still-to-be approved neighbouring eruv for Camden.
Around 55 per cent of residents within the eruv zone who wrote to the council opposed it on various grounds, including the effect on the appearance of conservation areas.
But Councillor David Boothroyd, who has seen the North-West London eruv, said in most cases the poles blend in with the surrounds. The nylon wire linking them was “almost invisible, you really have to strain to see it.”
