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London Borough of Islington
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Islington. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,414Searchable applications
399Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 675 approved or refused records
51Refused applications
624 approved · 51 refused · 25 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 May 2025 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Building control enquiriesLocal plan Islington planning policyConservation areas Conservation areas
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas41 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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- VALIDATEDP2026/2177/COL
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the installation of on-site fencing and external canopies for visual screening; external hard landscaping resurfacing and refurbishment of surface water drainage and refurbishment of the existing building including roof and guttering repairs, replacement of doors and creation of new window openings
Hayward Adventure Playground, 15 Market Road, London, N7 9PL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/2362/TRE
T1–Olive tree- cut to ground level. T2- Plum tree-cut to ground level.
35, Highbury Park, London, N5 1TH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1778/FUL
Replacement of all existing single glazed timber windows with double glazed timber windows.
28 Remington Street, London, N1 8DH
Received 6 Jul 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/2457/COL
Ceritification of Lawful Development (Proposed) for the change of use of a room within a residential unit (Use Class C3) to an administrative office (Use Class E(g)(i))
89 Steve Biko Road, London, N7 7JF
Received 16 Sept 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1978/TRE
Six lime trees are to be re-pollarded back to their previous pollarding points. This work will maintain the established management regime for the trees, help control their size and shape, and encourage healthy regrowth while retaining their existing form. The are at the boundary of the garden. They are not covered by a TPO but are within a conservation area. Plan and photographs provided.
27 BEACON HILL LONDON N7 9LY
Received 27 Jul 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1629/LBC
Enlargement of rear lightwell with installation of new door and stair. Replacement of cement render/pointing, vents/rainwater goods and front lightwell door.
5 Cumberland Gardens, London, WC1X 9AF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1581/LBC
Erection of a replacement two-storey side extension, replacement of existing rear conservatory with bay window, replacement of existing roof lantern, removal of existing non-original water tanks and timber enclosure on roof, installation of 1no. air source heat pump with acoustic enclosure in rear garden, along with other associated internal alterations.
5 Mountfort Crescent, London, N1 1JW
Received 17 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1632/TRE
Robinia pseudoacia T1 & T2 (rear garden). Remove 2 low quality trees (localised decay, previous branch failures and history of heavy pruning due to location) and grind stumps. Plant 2 x replacement standard trees (species TBC) in next growing season to provide long-term amenity. Rear garden location and presence of surrounding trees / buildings will result in minimal impact on wider public visual amenity especially when viewed from Aberdeen Park.
79, Aberdeen Park, London, N5 2AZ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1340/FUL
Internal and external refurbishment to re-provide usable Class E space (Listed Building Consent ref.P2026/1017/LBC also submitted).
75 Compton Street, London, EC1V 0BN
Received 22 May 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1222/AOD
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Materials) of Planning Permission Reference: P2026/0016/FUL dated 24 March 2026.
St James Vicarage, 1A Arlington Square, London, N1 7DS
Received 11 May 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1714/FUL
Erection of L-shaped rear dormer extension, raising of the main roof ridge, and associated alterations.
32 Trinder Road, London, N19 4QU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/0353/FUL
Replacement of the existing side access roof with a pitched glazed roof, together with associated drainage channel and a lead-clad upstand at the junction between the proposed roof and the existing front wall. (Listed building consent also submitted ref:P2026/0354/LBC).
Flat A, 70 Tollington Park, London, N4 3RA
Received 10 Feb 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/1384/AOD
Approval of details pursuant to condition 34 (cycle parking) of planning application reference P2022/2063/FUL dated 11th October 2024
10 - 14, Garrett Street, London, EC1Y 0TY
Received 29 May 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1237/FUL
Change of use from a small-scale HMO (Class C4) to a large-scale 9 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) and associated works.
572 Caledonian Road, London, N7 9SD
Received 12 May 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2025/3297/ADV
Display of internally illuminated sequential advertisements in a bus shelter (capable of static and dynamic content display with automatic rotation of images).
Bus Shelter, Pavement Opposite Brockway House, London, N7 8HF
Received 21 Nov 2025 - VALIDATEDP2026/1198/COL
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a single family dwelling (Class C3)
2 Oakley Road, London
Received 7 May 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/2250/FUL
Erection of additional storey to rear outrigger, insertion of double doors to front lightwell, alteration to ground floor rear doors, insertion of rooflight to existing single storey rear roofslope
12 Coombs Street, London, N1 8DJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/0317/AOD
Approval of Details pursuant to condition 5 of planning permision ref: P2025/3051/LBC
45, Gibson Square, London, N1 0RA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1013/FUL
Replacement of windows from single-glazed Crittall windows to double-glazed steel windows.
Norton Lodge, 17 Harecourt Road, London, N1 2NE
Received 17 Apr 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/0906/FUL
Conversion of four existing single garages and two first floor self-contained flats into 1 x one-bedroom and 1 x two-bedroom houses, including building refurbishment, erection of a rear extension, insertion of rooflights, fenestration alterations, installation of two air source heat pumps at roof level and associated landscaping works and garden excavation.
20-21 Barnsbury Terrace, London, N1 1JH
Received 6 Apr 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/2460/LBC
Replacement of rear external staircase. Planning application ref. P2026/2459/FUL also submitted.
30 Cloudesley Street, London
Received 17 Sept 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1074/TRE
Front garden: Crab apple (T1) - reduce back to previous cuts, (1.5m off). Back garden: Laurel x2 (T2 & T3) - reduce by 2.5m, raise over lawn and building. Reason: to allow more light into the gardens.
47 Dresden Road, London, N19 3BG
Received 24 Apr 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1285/TRE
Rear garden: cherry (T1) - reduce by 1.5m (slightly below previous cuts), reduce branch growing over right neighbour by 2.5m. Reason: to allow more light into the gardens.
383, St John Street, London, EC1V 4LD
Received 15 May 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1156/TRE
Rear garden: robinia (T1) - reduce crown by 2.5-3m. Reason: to allow more light into the garden.
1, Bevan Street, London, N1 7DY
Received 1 May 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Islington, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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