Planning application
P2024/2696/COL
131-132 Upper Street, London N1 1QP
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the use of the basement, ground and first floors of 131-132 Upper Street as a restaurant falling within Class E of the Use Classes Order as amended.
As published by the council, reference P2024/2696/COL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Sep 2024
Received by Islington
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29 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Refusal of permission
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P2024/2738/FUL Refused
131-132 Upper Street, London N1 1QP
Use of basement and ground floor as Class E.
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P2024/3689/LBC Withdrawn
133 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP
Balibaris wish to occupy the unit installing their fixtures & remodelling the internal walls to suit the revised layout, repairing the rear stock room floor which is rotten , replace existing AC which is defective , patch the ceiling & ensure fire integraty for the residential units above & install new LED lighting , patch & refinish the exiting floors timber & tile , redecorate the shop front & in stall signage [Advertisement Consent P2024/1841/ADV also submitted]
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P2026/0685/ADV Granted
123 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP
Display of one non-illuminated fascia signage and one non-illuminated projecting sign.
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P2026/0652/ADV Granted
296 Upper Street, London N1 2TU
Display of new fascia sign (illuminated via trough light), 1 non-illuminated projecting sign and window vinyls.
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P2026/1321/PRA Withdrawn
121 - 122 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP
Notification of Prior Approval under Part 14, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of solar panels on the roof.
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P2026/1607/FUL Awaiting decision
121-122 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP
Installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of the existing buildings.
Other lawful development applications
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P2026/1005/COL Granted
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Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the use of the first, second and third floors as a 6-room large HMO (Use Class Sui Generis)
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P2026/1434/COL Granted
9 Alwyne Square, London, N1 2JX
Installation of 3 rooflights in the rear roof slope.
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P2026/0980/COL Granted
4A Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6DR
Certificate of Lawful (Existing) development for the use of the first, second and third floors as three self-contained studio flats (Class C3)
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P2026/1324/COL Granted
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Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the installation of low-level play equipment, seating, planter with trellis, grass matting and a self-closing child-safety gate fixed to existing metal hoop-top fencing.
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P2026/1943/COL Awaiting decision
49, Linton Street, London, N1 7AN
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the construction of a garden studio/outbuilding in rear garden.