Planning application
6 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3HE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for the installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) panels and associated works under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)
As published by the council, reference P2026/1934/PRA
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/1934/PRA
- Type
- Prior Approval (Other)
- Status
- VALIDATED
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EC1M 3HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jul 2026
Received by Islington
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 September 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 prior approval applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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