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Dismissed11 September 20253363940

25-27 Horsell Road & 11 Ronalds Road, London, N5 1XL

Planning appeal 3363940 at 25-27 Horsell Road & 11 Ronalds Road, London, N5 1XL (London Borough of Islington) was dismissed on 11 September 2025 by Inspector Armstrong N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO, with particular reference to the lawful use of the building prior to the date of the application.

change of use at 25-27 Horsell Road and 11 Ronalds Road, London, N5 1XL (‘the Site’) from commercial (Use Class E) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to provide 19 x self-contained residential units

Authority
London Borough of Islington
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Armstrong N
Postcode
N5 1XL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO, with particular reference to the lawful use of the building prior to the date of the application

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the entire building had been in lawful Class E use for the required continuous period of at least 2 years prior to the application, leaving ambiguity about the lawful use of the building before the appellant's acquisition in 2016.

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