55 Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UP Data via plota.co.uk

Decided P2025/2889/TRE - Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area
Trees & landscaping
Council
Islington 2.9/10
Date received
16 Oct 2025
Date validated
16 Oct 2025
Postcode
N5 2UP
Type
Tree Works Notification in Conservation Area

Description

Appld trees x 2 These are pruned annually fof their health. The attached pic Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 4

Sotheby Road 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.
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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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Islington built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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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26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
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Replacement windows to the rear, and flank elevations of the second floor flat.
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Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
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