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P2026/1674/COL - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of an L Shaped rear dormer and 2x front rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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.
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Also on the record
Conservation area 24 m away: Brownswood; Registered park or garden 184 m away: Clissold Park; 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
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
N5 2JZ
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Highbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with no conditions
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ian Bolt

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 8 days faster than Islington's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 94% 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-15030232

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings