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438-440 Holloway Road, London, N7 6QA

Refused Islington P2023/0199/PRA Prior Approval (Class E To Residential)

Works: New dwelling Domestic

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

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use at part ground, first, second and third floor from Class E (retail) to Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to provide six self-contained flats.

As published by the council, reference P2023/0199/PRA

Application record

Reference
P2023/0199/PRA
Type
Prior Approval (Class E To Residential)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior approval required - refused
Received
16 Jan 2023
Validated
16 Jan 2023
Decided
8 Mar 2023
Ward
Finsbury Park
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N7 6QA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Islington register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • P2025/2257/PRA Withdrawn

    438-440 Holloway Road, London, N7 6QA

    Change of use of part basement, part ground, first, second and third floor from retail (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to provide 6no. self-contained residential units

    Submitted 5 Aug 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2023

    Received by Islington

  2. 8 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior approval required - refused

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 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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  • 438-440 Holloway Road, London, N7 6QA

    P2025/2257/PRA Submitted 5 Aug 2025 50 yards away

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    Withdrawn Prior approval 12 docs
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