St Saviours, Aberdeen Park, London, N5 2AR

Planning appeal 3360983 at St Saviours, Aberdeen Park, London, N5 2AR (London Borough of Islington) was allowed on 16 September 2026 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether use as an artists' studio continued uninterrupted for a 10 year period prior to the LDC application and whether the use falls within Class E of Part A of Schedule 2 to The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended).

Authority: London Borough of Islington
Appeal type: Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Willows P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether use as an artists' studio continued uninterrupted for a 10 year period prior to the LDC application and whether the use falls within Class E of Part A of Schedule 2 to The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)

What decided it

The statutory declarations from the Diocese of London and The Florence Trust Programme Director, corroborated by the 2021 pre-application appraisal and internet evidence of studio residencies, demonstrated on the balance of probability that the building had been continuously used as artists' studios for more than 10 years prior to the LDC application, thereby acquiring immunity from enforcement action.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: R (oao Ocado) v Islington LBC [2021] EWHC 1509 (Admin)

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