Planning application
Dwell House, 637 Holloway Road, London
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the use of the ground floor unit at 637A as a cafe/restaurant.
As published by the council, reference P2026/0574/COL
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0574/COL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Pending As published: OFFICER REVIEW
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Junction
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Islington
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26 May 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 OFFICER REVIEW
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Islington took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Islington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Islington decided lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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