Planning application
P2026/0467/COL
40-41 Rheidol Mews, London, N1 8NU
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) to confirm use of the property as a single dwellinghouse for a period of 4-years or more
As published by the council, reference P2026/0467/COL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Islington
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13 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refusal of permission
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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P2026/0468/COL Refused
42 - 43, Rheidol Mews, London, N1 8NU
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) to confirm use of the property as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) for a period of 4 years or more
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P2025/2356/COL Awaiting decision
16 - 18 Rheidol Mews, London, N1 8NU
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) to confirm the use of various units within the terrace as Use Class E
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P2026/1086/NMA Decided
8 Rheidol Terrace, London, N1 8NT
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. P2023/1394/FUL dated 25/07/2023 for: Alterations to the existing lower ground and ground floor extensions, including the installation of new bi-fold doors and windows; an increase in height of the ground and lower ground floor extensions; and the formation of a terrace above the lower ground floor extension, with associated metal balustrades and access door. The proposed amendment seeks approval for a increase of 100mm to the approved parapet height.
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P2026/1457/FUL Awaiting decision
8 Rheidol Terrace, London, N1 8NT
Retrospective application for material amendments to planning permission ref. P2023/1394/FUL, comprising a 100mm increase in the approved parapet height of the rear extension, the addition of coping stones, revisions to the fascia treatment including the use of brick slips, and the omission of the approved rooflight/second study window.
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P2026/1611/FUL Awaiting decision
17 Allingham Street, London, N1 8NX
Erection of a single-storey rear infill extension at lower ground level, a part-width rear extension at upper ground level, and a mansard roof extension. Works include raising cill of upper ground rear window
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P2026/0207/FUL Granted
11 Allingham Street London N1 8NX
Replacement of single glazed timber windows with double glazed timber windows, to front and rear elevation
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.