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3 Highbury Crescent, London, N5 1RN

Granted Islington P2021/0991/FUL Full Planning Application

Relates to P2021/0978/LBC

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from offices (Use Class E) to use as a school (Use Class F1(a)) or Use Class E, installation of external platform lift between ground and lower ground floors and cycle parking. Plus internal works including removal of internal partitioning and erection of new internal partitioning (Listed Building Consent Application P2021/0978/LBC also submitted).

As published by the council, reference P2021/0991/FUL

Application record

Reference
P2021/0991/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with conditions
Received
30 Mar 2021
Validated
14 May 2021
Decided
6 Aug 2021
Ward
Highbury East - historic
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N5 1RN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Islington register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P2021/0978/LBC Granted

    3 Highbury Crescent, London, N5 1RN

    Proposed change of use from offices (Use Class E) to use as a school (Use Class F1(a)) or Use Class E, installation of external platform lift between ground and lower ground floors and cycle parking. Plus internal works including removal of internal partitioning and erection of new internal partitioning (Planning Application P2021/0991/FUL also submitted).

    Decided 6 Aug 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2021

    Received by Islington

  2. 14 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approve with conditions

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • P2021/0978/LBC Granted

    3 Highbury Crescent, London, N5 1RN

    Proposed change of use from offices (Use Class E) to use as a school (Use Class F1(a)) or Use Class E, installation of external platform lift between ground and lower ground floors and cycle parking. Plus internal works including removal of internal partitioning and erection of new internal partitioning (Planning Application P2021/0991/FUL also submitted).

    Decided 6 Aug 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P2021/0978/LBC Granted

    3 Highbury Crescent, London, N5 1RN

    Proposed change of use from offices (Use Class E) to use as a school (Use Class F1(a)) or Use Class E, installation of external platform lift between ground and lower ground floors and cycle parking. Plus internal works including removal of internal partitioning and erection of new internal partitioning (Planning Application P2021/0991/FUL also submitted).

    Decided 6 Aug 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Islington granted permission on 6 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • 3 Highbury Crescent, London, N5 1RN

    P2021/0978/LBC Submitted 29 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Proposed change of use from offices (Use Class E) to use as a school (Use Class F1(a)) or Use Class E, installation of external platform lift between ground and lower ground floors and cycle parking. Plus internal works including removal of internal partitioning and erection of new internal partitioning (Planning Application P2021/0991/FUL also submitted).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs
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