Woodbine Public House, 215 Blackstock Road, London, N5 2LL Data via plota.co.uk

P2025/2338/FUL - Full Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Proposed two storey roof extension adjoining rear three storey extension to create additional residential flats to form three 2-bedroom units and three 1-bedroom units with associated cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
19 May 2026
✓
Consultation
20 May 2026
✗
Refused
17 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Article 4 directionCritical Drainage Group3_002Finsbury Park Town Centre
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: Finsbury Park
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Some permitted development rights are withdrawn.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 ↗
Critical Drainage Group3_002Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Finsbury Park Town CentreCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 442 m away: Gillespie Park; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Islington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Postcode
N5 2LL
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Highbury
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal of permission
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 23 days faster than Islington's median of 52 for extensions. Refused, as 6% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
655decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14244034
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
20 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jun 2026
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

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

Freehold owner: 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.