Planning application
262 - 264 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from bar/drinking establishments (sui generis) to pod hotel (sui generis), including enclosure of the first and second floor terraces and retention of the existing rooftop bar.
As published by the council, reference P2026/0784/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0784/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Refusal of permission
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bunhill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC1V 9DD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Islington
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refusal of permission
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to OFFICER REVIEW
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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