5, Elthorne Road, London
Refused on 4 July 2025
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Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for the erection of additional two storeys above the existing commercial (Class E) building to provide 4x self-contained residential units (Class C3) under 'Class AA', Part 20, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO) 2015 (as amended)
- Submitted
- 5 February 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- ReceivedSubmitted5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided4 Jul
Decided in 149 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at 5, Elthorne Road, London. Islington has handled 4 applications of this type. This one was decided in 149 days, 13 weeks longer than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 557 applications in total for the N19 postcode area.
90% of all applications at London Borough of Islington were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- N19 4AB
- Application type
- Prior Approval: New dwellinghouses on detached buildings in commercial or mixed use
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Jobcentre Plus, 1 Elthorne RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 Nov
Replacement of existing windows with like for like double glazed replacements and external alterations to the…
PendingAll OtherP2026/2735/FUL - 202625 Sep
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2026/
ApprovedNon-material amendmentP2026/2366/NMA - 202629 May
Notification of Prior Approval for the change of use of the whole of the building in existing commercial use…
ApprovedPrior Approval (Class E To Residential)P2026/1390/PRA - 20254 Feb
Notification of Prior Approval for the change of use of ground, first and second floors of existing…
RefusedPrior Approval (Office to Residential)P2025/0354/PRA
Source: Islington
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