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P2025/3245/FUL - Full Planning Application VALIDATED

Proposal

Change of use of the upper floor levels of the existing commercial building (Class E) to residential accommodation (Class C3) comprising of 5 self-contained units: (1x studio, 3x one bedroom and 1x two bedroom) with associated cycle and refuse storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Nov 2025
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Validated
2 Dec 2025
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Consultation
11 Dec 2025
Decision
Target date was 26 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 344.

The consultation period closed on 3 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 13

Z OLD CODE Town Centre - AngelArticle 4 directionCritical Drainage Group3_002Local Plan Strategic and Development Management Policies - Policy R2 Primary ShoSite within 100m of a TLRN RoadClass MA A4D Tranche 2Within 50m of Mercers Road/Tavistock Terrace
Grade II listed: 458-462, HOLLOWAY ROAD (See details for further address information)
List entry 1195636 · 29 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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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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.
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Within 50m of Mercers Road/Tavistock TerraceCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Conservation area 52 m away: Mercers Road/Tavistock Terrace; 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 scheduled monument 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
Full Planning Application
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Tollington
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Agent
Shahmeer Khan

Decision outlook

Day 344, past the statutory target. 80% of full applications 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 9 Nov 2026.

Day 344288 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
702decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14489423
Comments by
3 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
11 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Dec 2025
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