Planning application
P2025/3430/COL
Flat 20A Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm the existing use of the upper-floor accommodation known as Flat 20A, Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London EC1Y 8PW as a self-contained residential dwelling (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference P2025/3430/COL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Islington
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with no conditions
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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P2026/0777/AOD Granted
Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 5 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission reference: P2021/3415/FUL dated 11 May 2023.
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P2026/0261/FUL Withdrawn
3, Flat 12, CHEQUER COURT, Chequer Street, London, EC1Y 8PW
Replacement of timber sash windows to the front and rear with double glazed windows to match the existing.
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P2026/1007/FUL Granted
Flat 12, Chequer Court, 3, Chequer Street, London, EC1Y 8PW
Replacement of existing first floor single glazed timber sash windows to the rear and side elevations with double glazed timber units.
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P2026/1789/S73 Awaiting decision
Hylo Building, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ
A Section 73 application (Minor Material Amendment) to vary condition 6 of planning permission ref. P2023/2566/FUL, in order to extend the permitting opening hours from 07:00-00:00 to 06:00-00:00.
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P2021/1472/AOD Granted
Hylo Building, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ
Approval of details pursuant to condition 9c (Contamination) of planning permission Ref:P2017/4939/S73 dated 27/07/2018
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P2026/0383/S73 Awaiting decision
1 - 3, Craftwork Studios, Dufferin Street, London
Removal / variation approval of details of condition 2 of planning permission reference: P2025/1944/FUL, dated: 06/11/2025 To allow drawing to be swapped to show minor changes to basement level windows and rooftop ductwork.
Other lawful development applications
In Islington
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P2026/1005/COL Granted
505A Hornsey Road, London
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
Gough House, 1 Windsor Street, London, N1 8QA
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.