Planning application
Astey's House, 137 - 139 Essex Road, London, N1 2SN
Works: New dwelling Extension Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a one storey roof extension fronting Essex Road and a two storey roof extension fronting Astley's Row to create four residential flats (3 x 1-bedroom, 2-person units and 1 x 3-bedroom, 4-person unit), creation of an internal bin and cycle store at ground floor level, installation of photovoltaic panels, air source heat pump, green roofs, alterations to fenestration and associated works.
As published by the council, reference P2026/0255/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0255/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- VALIDATED
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Mary's & St James'
- Postcode
- N1 2SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Islington register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P2026/1271/COL Granted
Astey's House, 137-139 Essex Road, London, N1 2SN
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm that planning permission: P2023/1658/FUL dated 04 August 2023 was implemented prior to the prescribed expiry date in accordance with Condition 1.
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P2025/2887/NMA Decided
Astey’s House, 137-139 Essex Road, London, N1 2SN
Non-Material Amendment (s96a) to Notification of Prior Approval P2024/0658/PRA dated 29/04/2025 for the change of use of part of the ground, first and second floors of existing commercial building (Class E) to residential accommodation to provide 10 self-contained residential units (Class C3) under 'Class MA' of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO) 2015 (as amended). Amendment seeks additional cycle and refuse/recycling storage at ground floor level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Islington
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to VALIDATED
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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Non-Material Amendment (s96a) to Notification of Prior Approval P2024/0658/PRA dated 29/04/2025 for the change of use of part of the ground, first and second floors of existing commercial building (Class E) to residential accommodation to provide 10 self-contained residential units (Class C3) under 'Class MA' of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO) 2015 (as amended). Amendment seeks additional cycle and refuse/recycling storage at ground floor level.
Decided Amendments 4 docs -
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Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm that planning permission: P2023/1658/FUL dated 04 August 2023 was implemented prior to the prescribed expiry date in accordance with Condition 1.
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