Sunday email
Planning

Planning in Islington by area

In the last month there were 50 new planning applications and 26 decisions worth knowing about across Islington, and 96% of those decided were approved. Here is every area ranked, the biggest housing schemes and what people are applying for.

Share this
50new applicationslast 31 days
26decisions25 approved, 1 refused
96%approval rateof applications approved or refused
9new homes applied forin new applications, last 31 days

Darker means more planning activity. Tap an area for its page.

Check your own street

See planning and everything else that’s changing right round your home. Free, no sign-in.

Busiest this month: Finsbury (27), Clerkenwell (24) and Islington (22). The middle Islington area had 16.

Every area, ranked

1FinsburyEC1Y2717101003
2ClerkenwellEC1R24141010020
3IslingtonN1221111110–
4HighburyN119145413
5AngelN1167990–
6Tufnell ParkN7169770–
7BarnsburyN115105413
8HollowayN7128440–
9ArchwayN19116550–
10Finsbury ParkN4117440–

New applications and decisions worth knowing about within each area’s circle over the last 31 days. Minor items such as tree work notices aren’t counted. Areas overlap, so one application can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

The biggest housing schemes

Applications and decisions in the last month for three or more homes, counted from the council’s description. Tap a scheme for the details and a link to the council’s planning page.

What people are applying for

New signs12480100%
Loft conversion8620–
Outline plans5410–
Going green5410–
New homes3300–
Extension3300–
Demolition2200–
Rear extension2200–
Side extension1001–
Shop or office to homes1010–
New café, bar or restaurant1100–
Phone mast1100–
New shared house (HMO)1100–
Other3119120100%

Applications and decisions worth knowing about across Islington, last 31 days. An approval rate needs at least three decisions.

Recently refused

1 application refused in the last month.

Where the figures come from

Applications and decisions come from the council’s planning website, gathered by UK PlanIt. We count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. Some dates are estimated from the application number, and we never show applicants’ names.

See our sources and their licences. Figures update every night.

Planning in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Islington have the most planning applications?

Over the last month, the busiest areas for planning were Finsbury (27), Clerkenwell (24), Islington (22), Highbury (19) and Angel (16), counting new applications and decisions worth knowing about. The middle area had 16.

How many planning applications are approved in Islington?

Of the 26 applications approved or refused in the last month, 25 were approved and 1 refused: an approval rate of 96%.

What are people in Islington applying for?

The most common plans over the last month were new signs (12), loft conversion (8) and outline plans (5).

Where are new homes planned in Islington?

The biggest housing scheme in the last month was 3 new homes at 31 Highbury New Park, London (3 homes, applied for). The areas with the most new homes applied for were Clerkenwell (20), Finsbury (3) and Barnsbury (3).