Planning application
Bowling Green, Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1RR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary Change of Use of Finsbury Square for event days of up to 93 (65 days in addition of the 28 allowed through permitted development) for a 1 year period from 1 November 2025 to 4 January from 2026, including temporary structures, fencing, lighting and other ancillary works (Council Own Application - Regulation 3)
As published by the council, reference P2025/1393/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/1393/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- OFFICER REVIEW
- Received
- 15 May 2025
- Validated
- 15 May 2025
- Ward
- Bunhill
- Decision by
- Withdrawn - Applicant
- Postcode
- EC2A 1RR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2025
Received by Islington
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 July 2025, 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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