262 - 264 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from bar/drinking establishments (sui generis) to pod hotel (sui generis), including enclosure of the first and second floor terraces and retention of the existing rooftop bar. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026
Site constraints 18
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Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,625,000 in February 2014. 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- EC1V 9DD
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bunhill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 May 2026
- Decision
- Refusal of permission
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Nick Jenkins
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 140 days from validation, 87 days slower than Islington's median of 53 for changes of use. Refused, as 42% 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-14751431
- Comments by
- 16 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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 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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