Islington, Planning Directions To Withdraw Class E To C3 Permitted Development Rights
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London Borough Of Islington - Town And Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 As Amended - Notice Of Directions Under Article 4(1)
Notice is given that on 17th July 2025 the London Borough of Islington confirmed six Directions under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) ("the GPDO") to withdraw the Permitted Development right for change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service Uses) to dwellinghouses (the Directions).
The Directions withdraw the permitted development right granted by Schedule 2 Part 3 Class MA of the GPDO namely making of a change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of Schedule 1 of that Order.
The effect of the Directions is that the permission granted by Article 3 of the GPDO shall not apply to the development specified above and such development shall not be carried out within the areas to which the Directions apply, unless planning permission is granted by the Council. The Directions will come into force on 1st September 2025.
The Directions relate to the following areas of the borough:
- North West
- North East
- Central West
- Central East
- Central South West
- Central South East
The Directions and a copy of the maps defining the areas to which the Directions relate can be viewed online at www.islington.gov.uk/permitteddevelopment, and at Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 1UD (9:00am–5:00pm Monday to Friday).
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