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Basement Level, 5 Lonsdale Square, London, N1 1EN

Refused Islington P2026/0324/LBC Listed Building

Relates to P2026/0325/FUL

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Partial opening up of the rear elevation, partial opening of the existing chimney breasts and the opening of an existing wall and associated alterations (Full planning application also submitted ref: P2026/0325/FUL).

As published by the council, reference P2026/0324/LBC

Application record

Reference
P2026/0324/LBC
Type
Listed Building
Status
Refused As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of permission
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Decided
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Barnsbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N1 1EN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Islington register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • P2026/0325/FUL Refused

    Basement Level, 5 Lonsdale Square, London, N1 1EN

    Partial opening up of the rear elevation, partial opening of the existing chimney breasts and the opening of an existing wall. Conversion of the existing basement space to provide short term residential accomodation solely for the temporary use of the applicant (personal permission) (Listed building consent also submitted ref P2026/0324/LBC). (Listed Building Consent submitted under Ref: P2026/0324/LBC).

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Received by Islington

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal of permission

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • P2026/0325/FUL Refused

    Basement Level, 5 Lonsdale Square, London, N1 1EN

    Partial opening up of the rear elevation, partial opening of the existing chimney breasts and the opening of an existing wall. Conversion of the existing basement space to provide short term residential accomodation solely for the temporary use of the applicant (personal permission) (Listed building consent also submitted ref P2026/0324/LBC). (Listed Building Consent submitted under Ref: P2026/0324/LBC).

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Full applications

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P2026/0325/FUL Refused

    Basement Level, 5 Lonsdale Square, London, N1 1EN

    Partial opening up of the rear elevation, partial opening of the existing chimney breasts and the opening of an existing wall. Conversion of the existing basement space to provide short term residential accomodation solely for the temporary use of the applicant (personal permission) (Listed building consent also submitted ref P2026/0324/LBC). (Listed Building Consent submitted under Ref: P2026/0324/LBC).

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Islington refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    P2026/0325/FUL Submitted 9 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Partial opening up of the rear elevation, partial opening of the existing chimney breasts and the opening of an existing wall. Conversion of the existing basement space to provide short term residential accomodation solely for the temporary use of the applicant (personal permission) (Listed building consent also submitted ref P2026/0324/LBC). (Listed Building Consent submitted under Ref: P2026/0324/LBC).

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