Planning application
Maisonette First And Second Floors, 135 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
First and second floors duplex flat, The use as a duplex flat began more than four years before the date of this application with Council tax records extending back before 2005
As published by the council, reference P2023/1323/COL
Application record
- Reference
- P2023/1323/COL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- FIRST STAGE REVIEW
- Received
- 9 May 2023
- Validated
- 9 May 2023
- Ward
- Bunhill
- Postcode
- EC1Y 8JL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 May 2023
Received by Islington
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 July 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Islington took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Islington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Islington decided lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm the lawful use of the first and second floors as a duplex flats (Use Class C3).
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Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs -
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Awaiting decision Amendments Windows or glazing 9 docs
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