54 and 56, Old Street, Islington, London, EC1V 9AJ
Proposal
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (materials), 10 (noise assessment), 11 (sound insulation) and 14 (waste strategy) of planning permission ref: P120783 dated 11/04/2011 for 'Redevelopment of 54 Old Street and refurbishment and alterations to 56 Old Street to provide a mixed use scheme including 4 residential units on upper floors and commercial floorspace on ground and basement levels'. This application may affect the character and appearance of the conservation area. Town and Country Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended); section 73.
- Received
- 1 September 2012
- Decided
- 25 February 2013 · Refuse Permission and take enforcement
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Bunhill
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
- ReceivedSubmitted1 Sep
- ValidatedValidated26 Nov
- Consult.Consultation18 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided25 Feb
Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to vary a condition at 54 and 56, Old Street, Islington, London, EC1V 9AJ. Islington has handled 853 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 80 days. This one was decided in 177 days, 14 weeks longer than Islington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 174 applications across Bunhill. We hold 1,012 applications in total for the EC1V postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Islington
Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near EC1V
New planning applications delivered to your inbox weekly.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201028 Dec
Conservation Area Consent application in connection with redevelopment of 54 Old Street and refurbishment and…
ApprovedConservation Area ConsentP110243 - 201028 Dec
Redevelopment of 54 Old Street and refurbishment and alterations to 56 Old Street to provide a mixed use…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP102783
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St Luke's
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What's been approved on your street?
See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.