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53 Hargrave Road, London N19 5SH

Refused Islington P2021/2069/PRA Prior Approval (Office to Residential)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval application in relation to the following considerations arising from the change of use of the first and second floor offices (Use Class B1a) to provide 3x residential (Use Class C3) units under 'Class O' of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GDPO) 2016 (as amended): a) transport and highways impacts of the development; b) contamination risks on the site; c) flooding risks on the site; d) impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development; and e) the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses

As published by the council, reference P2021/2069/PRA

Application record

Reference
P2021/2069/PRA
Type
Prior Approval (Office to Residential)
Status
Refused As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused As published: Prior approval required - refused
Received
29 Jul 2021
Validated
29 Jul 2021
Decided
22 Sep 2021
Ward
Junction
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N19 5SH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2021

    Received by Islington

  2. 22 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Prior approval required - refused

  3. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Islington refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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