90 Bartholomew Close London EC1A 7BN Data via plota.co.uk

P2025/3448/OBS - Observations to Adjoining Borough WITHDRAWN AFTER VALID

Proposal

Installation of a vertical kitchen extract flue at roof level []. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Decision
Target date was 1 Feb 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 19 Oct 2026; it is now day 314.

Licence at this address

  • Licence IBAI Premises licence · in force since 30 Jul 2026 Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00 (Sat 23:30, Sun 22:30)
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 2 Jun 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 18

Heathrow Safeguarding AreaCritical Drainage Group3_003Central Activities ZoneAlexandra Palace viewing terrace to St Paul's CathedralLocal view from Archway RoadLocal view from Archway Bridge
Smithfield 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.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: City of London 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 474 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 474 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 520 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
24 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Main North Block, East Block, West Block, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Grade I, 39 m away · 3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 24 with distances
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 133 m away: London Wall: section of Roman wall and medieval bastion in Postman's Park and King Edward Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Heathrow Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Critical Drainage Group3_003Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Central Activities ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Alexandra Palace viewing terrace to St Paul's CathedralCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Local view from Archway RoadCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Local view from Archway BridgeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 1A.2 Alexandra Palace viewing terrace to St Paul's Cathedral; Registered park or garden 168 m away: The Barbican; Inside the City and County of the City of London built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 46 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Observations to Adjoining Borough
Postcode
EC1A 7BN
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Amineh Sichani
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 314, past the statutory target. 89% of other 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 17 Oct 2026.

Day 314258 days past the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,137decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Islington to go on. Islington decision record →

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
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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.