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

Refused Islington P2026/0325/FUL Full Planning Application

Relates to P2026/0324/LBC

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. 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).

As published by the council, reference P2026/0325/FUL

Application record

Reference
P2026/0325/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
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.

  • P2026/0324/LBC 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 and associated alterations (Full planning application also submitted ref: P2026/0325/FUL).

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

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

  • P2026/0324/LBC 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 and associated alterations (Full planning application also submitted ref: P2026/0325/FUL).

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P2026/0324/LBC 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 and associated alterations (Full planning application also submitted ref: P2026/0325/FUL).

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Documents

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

10 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 full applications

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    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
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