®Planning appeal decision
131 - 132 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP
Planning appeal 6006605 at 131 - 132 Upper Street, London, N1 1QP (London Borough of Islington) was allowed on 22 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would lead to an unacceptable or unjustified loss of public house floorspace.
the use of the basement, ground and first floors as Class E
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- retail
- Postcode
- N1 1QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would lead to an unacceptable or unjustified loss of public house floorspace
What decided it
the marketing evidence demonstrating no realistic prospect of the unit being used as a public house in the foreseeable future, combined with the very limited harm from the policy conflict, meant the economic and social benefits of bringing the unit back into use outweighed that conflict
the economic and social benefits of the proposed development were found to outweigh the limited conflict with Policy R11 of the SDMPD and any harm arising from that conflict
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC7Policy R11Policy R1Policy R10Policy HC6Policy DM4.10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy TC2
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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