Land Rear Of 28 Amwell Street, Amwell Street, London Data via plota.co.uk

P2026/0568/AOD - Approval of Details Approved

Proposal

Approval of details pursuant to Conditions 5 (Operation Management Plan) and 16 (Delivery and Servicing Plan) of planning permision reference: P2024/1540/FUL, dated: 19/05/2025 Change of use and conversion of Grade II listed buildings known as the Engine House, Boiler House, Coal Store and Windmill Base from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class F1 (Learning and Non-Residential Institution) for gallery, exhibition and education use with ancillary shop, cafe and office uses. Occasional use as an events venue for private hire. Reconfiguration of North Stores and construction of foyer link between North Stores and main buildings. Provision of landscaping and public realm enhancements including creation of a pedestrian route through the Site. Reconfiguration of new vehicular and pedestrian access into the site from Amwell Street and pedestrian and servicing access from Myddelton Passage. External lighting scheme also proposed. (Joint Listed Building Consent submitted ref: P2024/1543/LBC). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗

Application progress

Received
6 Mar 2026
Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 11

Heritage

Article 4 direction

Planning designations

APA New River Head and New RiverCAZCentral Activities ZoneCritical Drainage Group3_006Engine and Pump House, New River HeadHeathrow Safeguarding AreaIILocal view from Archway BridgeLocal view from Archway RoadNew River

Constraints recorded by the council for this site. Documents on the council site ↗

Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
EC1R 1XU
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Clerkenwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve with no conditions
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14739684
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Islington is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #260 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Islington decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #132 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #260 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #241 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
499 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
1,488
Total decisions
167 refused in the year to March 2026