Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm the use of the Basement (Flat D) as a self-contained residential flat (Class C3)
Proposal details
- Reference
- P2026/0076/COL
- Alternative references
- PP-14405133
- Ward
- Highbury
- Agent
- Architects
- UPRN
- 10012789295
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Council tax screenshotApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Meter 191DApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Council Tax screenshotApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| File Size: 150275, Reference: Additional plansApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| File Size: 869676, Reference: Block plan of the siteApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| File Size: 657458, Reference: The location planApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| EPC x3Application Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Letter from Kinglsey Estate AgentsApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Meter basement flatApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Evidence summaryApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Ground and BasementApplication Supporting Documents | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| REVISED Redacted Application form 16-02-26Application Form - Redacted | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 21 May 2026 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report | 21 May 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- Sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that on the ‘balance of probability’ the use of the Basement (Flat D) as a self-contained residential flat (Class C3), has been continuously occupied for a period in excess of four years and is therefore, immune from enforcement action by virtue of s171b of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).
- Evidence continuous use as separate Flat since 2015; Drawing 0396_98)006 Existing Flats C & C Location Plan; Drawing 0396_98_101 – Existing Flats C & D Existing Ground Floor Plan Flat C Existing Basement Flat D; Bank transactions dated from 22/01/2021 to 27/09/2023 identified/described as ‘MONSOON GROU 191D BLACKST’; Bank statement dated from 27/07/2023 to 28/04/2025 identified/described as ‘G Mantello’; Bank statement dated from 27/07/2023 to 28/11/2025 identified/described as ‘G Mantello’; Bank statement dated from 26/02/2021 to 03/12/2025 identified/described as 'RE KINGSLY CLIENT 191C’; Screenshot from DirectGov website outlining Council Tax band details (with effect from 1 September 2003) for Flat D 191 Blackstock Road from 2003 (last updated 25/07/20216; Screenshot from tax.service.gov website outlining Council Tax band details (with effect from 1 September 2003) for FLAT C 191 Blackstock Road; Screenshot from tax.service.gov website outlining Council Tax band details (with effect from 1 September 2003) for FLAT D 191 Blackstock Road; Screenshot from findmysupplier website with meter point reference number for FLAT D 191 BLACKSTOCK ROAD, undated; Screenshot from findmysupplier website with meter point reference number for BASEMENT FLAT 191 BLACKSTOCK ROAD, undated; EPC Certificate 0616-2852-7848-9204-4765 to 2 April 2024 identifying ‘Ground floor studio 191 Blackstock Road’ at 85sqm; EPC Certificate 8067-7220-1889-6573-7996 to 17 October 2023 identifying ‘Ground floor studio 191 Blackstock Road’ at 20sqm; EPC Certificate 0560-2856-7561-2090-4115 to 15 June 2030 identifying ‘191c Blackstock Road’ at 27sqm; Letter from Kinglsey Estate Agents dated 19/06/2025; Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement for Flat D, 191 Blackstock Road dated 04/07/2023 (6 month agreement); Guaranteed Rent Agreement for 191d Blackstock Road dated 27/04/2018 to 26/04/2022 (48 months); Guaranteed Rent Agreement for 191c Blackstock Road dated 22/07/2020 (36 months);
