Pavement outside 490-492 Holloway Road, London N7 6JA Data via plota.co.uk

P2025/3513/ADV - Advertisement Consent Refused

Proposal

Proposed installation of 1no.BT Street Hub incorporating 75' LCD advert screens. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2025
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Consultation
15 Jan 2026
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Refused
9 Feb 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
10 Jul 2026

Refused on 9 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Article 4 directionLower Holloway Local Shopping AreaBarnsbury and Laycock Liveable NeighbourhoodSite within 100m of a TLRN RoadWithin 50m of St Mary MagdaleneSt Mary Magdalene
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.
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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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 ↗
Lower Holloway Local Shopping AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Barnsbury and Laycock Liveable NeighbourhoodCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Site within 100m of a TLRN RoadCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Within 50m of St Mary MagdaleneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
St Mary MagdaleneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Islington 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
N7 6JA
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Highbury, Laycock
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Feb 2026
Decision
Refusal of permission
Decision date
9 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 10 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007635 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Tom Hayes

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 27% of signs and adverts here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
189decided 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-14556355_C
Comments by
7 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
6 May 2026
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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