First and Second Floor Flat, 83, Riversdale Road, London, N5 2ST Data via plota.co.uk

P2025/3432/FUL - Full Planning Application OFFICER REVIEW

Proposal

(Part Retrospective) Retention of existing roof terrace above two-storey rear outrigger with a reduced area and new timber balustrade Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
13 Apr 2026
Consultation
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 153. The consultation period closed on 16 May 2026.

Site constraints 5

Article 4 directionAPA New River Head and New River
Air quality management area: Islington AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Council site ↗
APA New River Head and New RiverCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Islington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
N5 2ST
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Highbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 153, past the statutory target. 85% of extensions in Islington are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 15397 days past the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
486decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Islington in the last twelve months, from validation. Islington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14541043
Comments by
16 May 2026
Site or press notice
23 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
8 May 2026
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Islington is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #260 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Islington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #132 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #260 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #241 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
499 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
1,488
Total decisions
167 refused in the year to March 2026