29 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5UH
Refused on 12 May 2026
Council decision: Refusal of permissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from live/work unit to residential only (Use Class C3)
- Received
- 23 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Clerkenwell
- ReceivedReceived23 Feb
- ValidatedValidated20 Mar
- Consult.Consultation18 Apr
- TargetTarget Date14 May
- DecidedDecided12 May
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 29 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5UH. Islington has handled 1,802 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across Clerkenwell. We hold 301 applications in total for the EC1M postcode area.
90% of full 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
- EC1M 5UH
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 18 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 18 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 May 2026
- Application expires
- 13 April 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 26 March 2026
- Site notice start
- 26 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14701729
- UPRN
- 10012787683
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Clerkenwell Green
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202522 Sep
Internal remodelling of existing main house, addition of a first floor rear balcony & plant to main house…
ApprovedHouseholderP2025/2243/FUL - 202512 Feb
The proposal includes the remodelling of the existing main house, additions of afirst floor balcony, single…
Not RequiredAll OtherP2025/0820/PHH
Source: Islington
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