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Withdrawn P2025/2524/FUL - Full Planning Application
Council
Islington 2.9/10
Date received
9 Oct 2025
Date validated
9 Oct 2025
Decision date
29 Jan 2026
Postcode
N19 4PJ
Type
Full Planning Application

Description

Conversion of existing dwelling house into 2x self-contained flats with associat Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

Mercers Road/Tavistock Terrace 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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Islington built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), 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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Building

Floor area184 m² (1,981 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached maisonette, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
30, Mercers Road, London, N19 4PJ
Rear Garden: T1: Laurel: Approximately 5.00m: Reduce by up to 1.20m. General maintenance.
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2025 Approved
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T1- Sycamore Tree Crown reduction by 15% - 3m of top/ 1.5m of either side due to hanging…
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2025 Approved
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Construction of a front lightwell, with metal grill over (with hatch and metal ladder for…
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2024
32 Mercers Road, London, N19 4PJ
Rear Garden: T1: Mature Ash: Approximately 16.00m: Reduce crown by 2-25m-3.00m all round…
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2023 Approved
8 Mercers Road, London, N19 4PJ
Front garden F/G - Sycamore : Fell to ground level and remove.
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2023 Approved
48 Mercers Road, London, N19 4PR
Erection of single-storey wrap around extension, excavation of new front lightwell, enlar…
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2023 Approved
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Rear garden (T1) Leyland Cypress - reduce crown by 3-4m (T2-T3) Birch x2 - reduce crowns…
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Rear Garden: (T1) Cherry - Fell to ground level. Grind stump to approximately 300mm below…
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Replacement of existing front entrance door with a new glazed timber panelled door.
P2021/3764/FUL
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6 Highwood Road, London, N19 4PN
Erection of a single storey ground floor extension to side and rear, erection of an enlar…
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32 Mercers Road, London, N19 4PJ
Front garden T1 Holly - Reduce height by approximately 1.50m. Reduce lateral and sub late…
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44 Mercers Road, London, N19 4PR
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2016 Approved
2 Highwood Road London N19 4PN
Erection of ground floor rear extension and lowering floor level of existing basement inc…
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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.