Pavement outside 167 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3RN Data via plota.co.uk

P2025/3559/FUL - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Proposed installation of a BT Street Hub incorporating 75' LCD advert screens, and removal of one existing telephone kiosk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
27 Feb 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
4 Sept 2026

Refused on 27 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

Article 4 directionCritical Drainage Group3_002Finsbury Park Town CentreClass MA A4D Tranche 2Stroud Green
Stroud Green conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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: Finsbury Park
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.
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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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 ↗
Critical Drainage Group3_002Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Finsbury Park Town CentreCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Class MA A4D Tranche 2Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Stroud GreenCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 354 m away: Parkland Walk; Inside the Haringey built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
N4 3RN
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Tollington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Mar 2026
Decision
Refusal of permission
Decision date
27 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 4 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008436 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Felicity Downes

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 27% of signs and adverts here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
188decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14559193
Comments by
7 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
23 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