Unit 1 To 3, Blenheim Court, 62 Brewery Road, London, N7 9NY Data via plota.co.uk

P2026/2269/COL - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) VALIDATED

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for use of the property as a State Funded School subject to prior approval of the matters specified in clause T.2(b) of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Islington's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 9

Article 4 directionCritical Drainage Group3_006Vale Royal/Brewery Road Locally Significant IndustThe Cally Liveable NeighbourhoodVale Royal / Brewery Road
Locally significant industrial site
A borough-level industrial site.
Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.
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.
Council record ↗
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
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Critical Drainage Group3_006Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Vale Royal/Brewery Road Locally Significant IndustCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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The Cally Liveable NeighbourhoodCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Vale Royal / Brewery RoadCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Islington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
N7 9NY
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Caledonian
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
allPlanning

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Islington usually decides changes of use by day 53.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
46decided in the last year

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
PLP-00005898
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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 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