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Charles Simmons House, Margery Street, Islington, London, WC1X 0HP

P2018/4082/COLCertificate of Lawfulness (Existing)Pending Decision
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) to confirm implementation of planning permission ref. P2015/3050/FUL as amended by P2018/3860/NMA.

Received
5 December 2018
Decided
10 December 2018 · Approve with no conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Clerkenwell
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided10 Dec

Decided in 5 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Islington88% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Charles Simmons House, Margery Street, Islington, London, WC1X 0HP. Islington has handled 274 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 5 days, 7 weeks quicker than Islington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 144 applications across Clerkenwell. We hold 1,225 applications in total for the WC1X postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P2018/4082/COL
Address
Charles Simmons House, Margery Street, Islington, London, WC1X 0HP
Postcode
WC1X 0HP
Local Authority
Islington
Application Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Development Type
Not Used
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
FINAL DECISION
Ward
Clerkenwell

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 December 2018
Target Decision Date
30 January 2019
Date Decided
10 December 2018
Date Validated
5 December 2018
Date Submitted
5 December 2018
Last Date for Comments
5 December 2018
Application Expires
5 December 2018
Permission Expires
10 December 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve with no conditions
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
7469719
UPRN
5300060096
Documents
7
Coordinates
51.526610, -0.112852
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Islington

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Associated applications

  1. 2018
    5 Dec

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) to confirm implementation of planning permission ref. P2015/3050/FUL

    This applicationApprovedAmendmentP2018/4082/COL
  2. 2018
    16 Nov

    Non-Material Amendment application to planning consent ref: P2015/3050/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPart ofP2018/3860/NMA

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Brownfield land register: Charles Simmons House, 3 Margery StreetRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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.

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