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P2026/1180/FUL - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Addition of two floors above existing two-storey building including a mansard roof and external alterations to accommodate change of use from commercial space on upper floor (Class E) to a 7-bed large HMO (Class Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 May 2026
Consultation
22 May 2026
Refused
10 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 17

Z OLD CODE Town Centre - AngelArticle 4 directionCritical Drainage Group3_002Local Plan Strategic and Development Management Policies - Policy R2 Primary ShoHighbury - ST JOHNS WOOD 2Highbury - ST JOHNS WOOD 1Highbury - islington 4Highbury - islington 2Highbury - islington 1Morrison's supermarket and adjacent car park, 10 Hertslet Road, and 8-32 Seven SAnnette RoadSite within 100m of a TLRN RoadClass MA A4D Tranche 2
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 ↗
Town centre: Nags Head
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: 458-462, HOLLOWAY ROAD (See details for further address information), Grade II, 38 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Z OLD CODE Town Centre - AngelCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
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Critical Drainage Group3_002Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Local Plan Strategic and Development Management Policies - Policy R2 Primary ShoCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Highbury - ST JOHNS WOOD 2Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Highbury - ST JOHNS WOOD 1Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Highbury - islington 4Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Highbury - islington 2Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Highbury - islington 1Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Morrison's supermarket and adjacent car park, 10 Hertslet Road, and 8-32 Seven SCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Annette RoadCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Site within 100m of a TLRN RoadCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Class MA A4D Tranche 2Council 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 scheduled monument 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
N7 6AH
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Finsbury Park
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jul 2026
Decision
Refusal of permission
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
HBPS

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 6% of extensions here are.

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-14913071
Comments by
14 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jun 2026
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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