®Planning appeal decision
131 - 132 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP
Planning appeal 3350821 at 131 - 132 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP (London Borough of Islington) was dismissed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded, turning on whether the development described was lawful as at the date of the LDC application.
Change of use of part of the ground, first, second, and third floors of 131 - 132 Upper Street from a use falling within Class E to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to form five self-contained apartments
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Bond V
- Postcode
- N1 1QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded, turning on whether the development described was lawful as at the date of the LDC application
- Appeal B: whether the proposal would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Class MA of the GPDO; and if so, whether prior approval should be given as regards the prior approval matters
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the actual use of the premises from 2008 onwards was primarily as a pub/bar use, not a restaurant, meant the claimed lawful restaurant use could not be established and the permitted development test for residential conversion was not satisfied.
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