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P2024/2781/PRA

25 - 27 Horsell Road and 11 Ronalds Road London N5 1XL

Refused Islington Prior Approval (Class E To Residential)

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for the change of use of the lower ground, ground, first, second and third floors of existing commercial building (Class E) to residential accommodation to provide 19x self-contained residential unit (Class C3) under 'Class MA' of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO) 2015 (as amended)

As published by the council, reference P2024/2781/PRA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2024

    Received by Islington

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Prior approval required - refused

  3. 28 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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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