Planning application
33 Arthur Road, London, N7 6DS
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 conversion of a lounge to an additional bedroom. The certificate seeks to verify that the increase in occupation of the HMO property from 6 to 7 residents does not constitute a change of use and that no development is taking place.
As published by the council, reference P2026/1399/COL
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/1399/COL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Refusal of permission
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Finsbury Park
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- N7 6DS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Islington register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P2025/2965/FUL Withdrawn
33 Arthur Road, London, N7 6DS
Retrospective change of use from single family dwelling to HMO (Sui Generis) for up to 7 people.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Islington
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refusal of permission
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to FINAL DECISION
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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