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P2026/0627/FUL - Full Planning Application
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Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor from offices (Class E) to a self-contained residential flat (Class C3), alterations to the existing lower ground floor to replace WCs with a self contained bathroom. (Listed building consent also submitted ref. P2026/0628/LBC). Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Validated
21 May 2026
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Consultation
28 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 9 Jul 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 169.
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of the ground floor from offices (Class E) to a self-contained residential flat (Class C3), alterations…
Site constraints 23
Article 4 directionBunhill & Clerkenwell Area Action PlanCAZHeathrow Safeguarding AreaCritical Drainage Group3_003Central Activities ZoneBunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy NeighbourhoodCity Fringe Opportunity Area Spatial Strategy AreaAPA MoorfieldsWithin 50m of St Luke'sBunhill Fields and Finsbury SquareII
Grade II listed: 20, BUNHILL ROW (See details for further address information)
List entry 1195486 · 15 m away · 40 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II*, 35 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 40 with distances
- 88 mMonument to Alexander Henry and Family, South EnclosureGrade II
- 89 mPottenger Family Monument, South EnclosureGrade II
- 96 mMonument to Joseph Ivimey, South EnclosureGrade II
- 97 mMonument to John Rippon, South EnclosureGrade II
- 99 mChest Tomb With Volutes, South EnclosureGrade II
- 103 mMonument to John Gill, South EnclosureGrade II
- 106 mMonument to David Nasmith, South EnclosureGrade II
- 108 mMonument to Mary Boyle, South EnclosureGrade II*
- 109 mArmoury HouseGrade II*
- 115 mMonument to Susanna Wesley, South EnclosureGrade II
- 119 mMonument to William Aldridge, South EnclosureGrade II
- 120 mMonument to James and Anna Marie Ware, South EnclosureGrade II
- 120 mCromwell Family Monument, South EnclosureGrade II
- 123 mMonument to William Broadfoot, West EnclosureGrade II
- 123 mMonument to Thomas Bradbury, West EnclosureGrade II
- 124 mMonument to Thomas Stothard, South EnclosureGrade II
- 126 mMonument to Mary Benson and Adjoining Headstone, West EnclosureGrade II
- 126 mKing and Du Pont Family Monument, South EnclosureGrade II
- 126 mMonument to Henry and Hannah Cromwell, South EnclosureGrade II
- 127 mMonument to Joseph Denison, South EnclosureGrade II*
- 127 mHeadstone to Eleanor and Charles Sanderson, South EnclosureGrade II
- 128 mMonument to Elizabeth Esdaile, West EnclosureGrade II
- 129 mBland Family Monument, South EnclosureGrade II
- 131 mGroup of Five Chest Tombs, West EnclosureGrade II
- 131 mMonument to Edward Pickard, South EnclosureGrade II
- 133 mMonument to Joseph Watts, Middle EnclosureGrade II
- 134 mMonument to Samuel Stennett, West EnclosureGrade II
- 137 mMonument to Andrew Kippis, West EnclosureGrade II
- 138 mChest Tomb With Memento Mori Carving, South EnclosureGrade II
- 140 mMonument to Elizabeth Stiff and Others, West EnclosureGrade II
- 140 mMonument to Mary Page, Central BroadwalkGrade II*
- 140 mLawrance Family Monument, South EnclosureGrade II
- 143 mMonument to Ann Davis, West EnclosureGrade II
- 143 mMonument to John Bunyan, Central BroadwalkGrade II*
- 144 mMonument to Dan Taylor, Middle EnclosureGrade II
- 144 mMonument to Manoah and Sarah Sibly, South EnclosureGrade II
- 146 mObelisk Monument, Middle EnclosureGrade II
- 148 mRobinson Family Monument, South EnclosureGrade II
- 149 mMonument to John Owen, South EnclosureGrade II
- 149 mChest Tomb With Cherub Balusters, South EnclosureGrade II
Bunhill Fields and Finsbury Square conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Heritage at risk: Bunhill Fields, Finsbury Square
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Islington AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Registered park or garden 84 m away: Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Bunhill & Clerkenwell Area Action PlanCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
CAZCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Heathrow Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Critical Drainage Group3_003Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Central Activities ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy NeighbourhoodCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
City Fringe Opportunity Area Spatial Strategy AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
APA MoorfieldsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Within 50m of St Luke'sCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Bunhill Fields and Finsbury SquareCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
IICouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1213 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Islington built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 169, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Islington are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.
Day 169113 days past the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
68decided in the last year
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14760148
- Comments by
- 20 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jun 2026
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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.
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Islington decision statistics
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
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The consultation period closed on 20 Jun 2026.