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St Crispin's Church, 16A, Highbury Place, London, N5 1QP

Refused Islington P2026/1392/COL Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the use of part of the Church as a childcare nursery, operated alongside continued religious and community use

As published by the council, reference P2026/1392/COL

Application record

Reference
P2026/1392/COL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Refused As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal of permission
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Decided
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Highbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
N5 1QP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 May 2026

    Received by Islington

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal of permission

  5. 19 Sep 2026

    Status changed to FINAL DECISION

Documents

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

8 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 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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