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Shop, 127 Essex Road, London, N1 2SN

Refused Islington P2023/0663/COLP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the ground floor unit to be used a massage parlour and wellbeing clinic (Class E).

As published by the council, reference P2023/0663/COLP

Application record

Reference
P2023/0663/COLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Refused As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of permission
Received
6 Mar 2023
Validated
6 Mar 2023
Decided
25 May 2023
Ward
St Mary's & St James'
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N1 2SN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2023

    Received by Islington

  2. 25 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal of permission

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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