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London Borough of Islington
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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624 approved · 51 refused · 25 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Conservation areas41 mapped area records
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- VALIDATEDP2026/2563/FUL
Installation of outbuilding in rear garden in place of two existing sheds.
Flat A, 34 Anson Road, London, N7 0AB
Received 28 Sept 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1606/FUL
Erection of single storey refuse store within rear external terrace with associated external wall modifications and formation of door leading into rear accessway
The Coronet, 338 - 346 Holloway Road, London, N7 6NJ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1376/COL
Erection of hip-to-gable loft conversion, erection of L- Shaped dormer and installation of side elevation windows.
6 Shaftesbury Road, London, N19 4QN
Received 28 May 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/2372/PRA
Notification of Prior Approval (Householder) Erection of a single-storey rear extension with a total depth of 5.6m, a total height of 3.2m, and eaves height eaves of 3 m.
40 Trinder Road, London, N19 4QU
Received 9 Sept 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/1063/LBC
Subdivision of existing property into 2 units (1x 4-bed unit and 1x 1-bed unit). Repair of external envelope of property, subdivision of garden, installation of staircase, kitchens, bathroom and associated works.
15 Tufnell Park Road, London, N7 0PG
Received 22 Apr 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1070/NMA
Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission ref. P2024/1421/FUL dated15 April 2025 (Erection of a rear outrigger and basement extension, replacement of single glazed windows with double glazed windows, rebuilding of existing top floor flat roof, installation of new rooflight, replacement of existing rooflights, replacement trellis/fence on existing side garden walls and landscaping works.) The amendments sought are: replacement of existing tiles the front entrance bridge floor with natural stone; replacement of existing tiles to the front basement patio floor and top floor terrace with new tile; updated pipework layout to the rear elevation; deeper outrigger foundation; alterations to internal layout; and change to rear outrigger door.
105 Richmond Avenue, London, N1 0LT
Received 23 Apr 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1485/AOD
Approval of Details pursuant to Condition 12 (acoustic) of planning permission: P2024/1208/FUL dated 08/11/2024
Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/0909/TRE
Rear garden: Holm Oak T1 (10M high, 3 stemmed) - Trim the entire crown of the tree back by as much as 3 metres. Laurel T2 (7M high, 4 stemmed) - Trim the entire crown of the tree back by as much as 3 metres. Laurel - Reduce the overhang from number 376 back to the boundary fence.
378, St John Street, London, EC1V 4NN
Received 2 Apr 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1823/FUL
Installation of air source heat pump in rear garden.
31 Devonia Road, London, N1 8JQ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/0330/LBC
Replacement windows, and painting of front door.
Flat C 112 - 114, Caledonian Road, London, N1 9RE
Received 6 Feb 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1188/FUL
Replacement windows and doors across all elevations, removal of area of commercial roof, installation of PV panels on the eastern section of roof and installation of fence on Blackstock Road elevation
211 Blackstock Road, London, N5 2LL
Received 6 May 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/1895/AOD
Approval of details application pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 44 (Photovoltaics) - insofar as it relates to Phase 1 of the development only - of planning permission Ref: P2021/3273/FUL dated 05/08/2022.
Former Holloway Prison, Parkhurst Road, London, N7 0NU
Received 16 Jul 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1423/AOD
Approval of Details pursuant to condition 5 (large scale drawings) of planning permission ref. P2025/0313/FUL dated 25/09/2025 (as varied by planning permission ref. P2025/3450/S73 dated 21/05/2026). ‘Demolition of existing mansard roof extension and replacement with a part 4th and 5th floor roof extension to provide additional hotel accommodation and refurbishment and reconfiguration of an existing hotel and public house (Sui Generis).’
427 Caledonian Road, London, N7 9BG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/0657/S73
Application to vary condition 2 (Drawing and Document Numbers) of Prior Approval ref: P2024/1249/PRA, dated 30/07/2024, which granted Prior Approval for the change of use of vacant Class E space to provide 8 dwellinghouses. The applicant seeks to vary Condition 2 to allow for amendments to the consented layouts.
Unit 30, Angel Gate, London, EC1V 2PT
Received 10 Mar 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1761/COL
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a change of use from single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small-scale 6 unrelated residents or less smallscale HMO (Use Class C4.
61 Regina Road, London, N4 3PT
Received 2 Jul 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/1920/LBC
Structural repairs/strengthening to roof structure, replacement lintels at second floor, re-forming the existing box gutter and re-tiling of the existing roof with new roof light, window repairs at second floor and ceiling repairs at ground and first floor ceilings. (Full Planning Consent ref: P2026/1919/FUL also submitted).
115, Youngs brewery, Upper Street, London, N1 1QN
Received 17 Jul 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/2192/FUL
Proposed remediation works including replacement of existing AOV curtain wall systems and installation of fire stopping to north and south elevations, application of intumescent coating to external balcony access steelwork, new solid external balustrade to balcony access and completion of service riser remedial works.
11-13 Hornsey Street, London, N7 7AT
Received 13 Aug 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/2200/TRE
Sycamore (T1): Reduce to previous, most recent pruning points (approx. 1-2m) Elder (T2): Reduce to previous, most recent pruning points (approx. 0.5-1m)
21, Highbury Terrace, London, N5 1UP
Received 13 Aug 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1666/FUL
Erection of single storey lower ground floor rear extension with sunken external patio space and all associated works
59A Berriman Road, London, N7 7PN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1305/AOD
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Car-Free Development) and 8 (National Standard for Housing Design) of planning permission ref. P2021/0954/FUL granted at appeal 25/04/2023 (PINS ref. APP/V5570/W/22/3300890) for 'Erection of a three storey 4 bedroom end of terraced dwelling, with associated private amenity space and boundary treatments.'
Land adjacent to 1 Dresden Road, London, N19 3BE
Received 18 May 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1040/FUL
Installation of air source heat pump. Installation of new and replacement windows and doors.
Flat 1, Loraine Mansions, Widdenham Road, London, N7 9SE
Received 21 Apr 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1343/S73
Section 73 application (Minor Material Amendment) to vary the wording of condition 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials) of planning permission ref. P2025/2010/FUL dated 16 September 2025 for the: 'Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension and a half-width first floor extension following the demolition of the existing one storey outrigger. Erection of bike and bin store to front garden'. The application seeks to the change the external cladding of the rear extension from limestone panels and/or reconstituted stone panels to brickwork.
19 Yerbury Road, London, N19 4RN
Received 22 May 2026 - VALIDATEDP2026/2294/FUL
Erection of single storey rear infill extension
4 Chillingworth Road, London, N7 8QJ
Received 31 Aug 2026 - FINAL DECISIONP2026/1579/FUL
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 (Listed Building Consent P2026/1581/LBC also submitted)
5 Mountfort Crescent, London, N1 1JW
Received 17 Jun 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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