5, Elthorne Road, London, N19 4AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for the change of use of the whole of the building in existing commercial use (Class E) to residential accommodation to provide 9x self-contained residential units (Class C3) under 'Class MA' of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (GPDO) 2015 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Aug 2026
Associated applications 2
- Notification of Prior Approval for the change of use of the whole of the building in existing commercial use (Class E)…
Site constraints 7
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,350,000 in August 2016. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Islington
- Application type
- Prior Approval (Class E To Residential)
- Postcode
- N19 4AB
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Junction
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Prior approval required - approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Luke McBratney
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 11 days faster than Islington's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 58% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Islington in the last twelve months, from validation. Islington decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14963256
- Comments by
- 8 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 8 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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