Planning application
Astey's House, 137-139 Essex Road, London, N1 2SN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm that planning permission: P2023/1658/FUL dated 04 August 2023 was implemented prior to the prescribed expiry date in accordance with Condition 1.
As published by the council, reference P2026/1271/COL
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/1271/COL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Approve with no conditions
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- N1 2SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Islington register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P2026/0255/FUL Awaiting decision
Astey's House, 137 - 139 Essex Road, London, N1 2SN
Construction of a one storey roof extension fronting Essex Road and a two storey roof extension fronting Astley's Row to create four residential flats (3 x 1-bedroom, 2-person units and 1 x 3-bedroom, 4-person unit), creation of an internal bin and cycle store at ground floor level, installation of photovoltaic panels, air source heat pump, green roofs, alterations to fenestration and associated works.
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P2025/2887/NMA Decided
Astey’s House, 137-139 Essex Road, London, N1 2SN
Non-Material Amendment (s96a) to Notification of Prior Approval P2024/0658/PRA dated 29/04/2025 for the change of use of part of the ground, first and second floors of existing commercial building (Class E) to residential accommodation to provide 10 self-contained residential units (Class C3) under 'Class MA' of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO) 2015 (as amended). Amendment seeks additional cycle and refuse/recycling storage at ground floor level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Islington
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with no conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Islington granted permission on 20 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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