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Islington planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

42.1%

262nd of 297

20.6 points slower than England

Granted

92.6%

142nd of 297

2.1 points higher than England

Extension of time

56.7%

278th of 297

24.4 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

337

Islington decided 337 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 92.6%.

42.1% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (262nd of 297 for speed).

A further 56.7% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 38.7% a year earlier.

Of 27 householder appeals decided in the same period, 25.9% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Islington against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	87.8%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	85.2%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	80.9%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	86.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.7%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	92.6%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	89.3%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	95.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	72.4%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	86.3%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	88.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.8%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	83.3%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	78.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	48.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	66.7%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	61.7%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	67.3%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	84.8%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	64.1%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	88.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	86.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	88.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	96.5%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	92.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	88.3%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	89.0%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	86.2%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	92.5%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	91.7%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	92.6%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	90.7%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	88.0%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	90.4%	5.9%	77.7%
2016 Q4	89.5%	4.4%	78.0%
2017 Q1	91.1%	2.4%	77.3%
2017 Q2	84.2%	5.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	90.8%	7.3%	76.1%
2017 Q4	82.3%	10.5%	77.1%
2018 Q1	85.8%	11.3%	73.7%
2018 Q2	75.0%	13.7%	74.0%
2018 Q3	73.5%	21.6%	72.7%
2018 Q4	66.3%	14.1%	72.7%
2019 Q1	53.8%	39.8%	69.9%
2019 Q2	66.1%	19.6%	72.1%
2019 Q3	79.6%	13.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	77.8%	19.4%	71.5%
2020 Q1	76.6%	13.8%	68.4%
2020 Q2	48.1%	43.5%	63.9%
2020 Q3	68.8%	28.1%	63.8%
2020 Q4	66.1%	27.8%	65.3%
2021 Q1	61.1%	36.3%	59.4%
2021 Q2	65.0%	33.3%	58.4%
2021 Q3	73.7%	21.1%	53.1%
2021 Q4	62.9%	35.3%	53.0%
2022 Q1	58.4%	40.7%	51.6%
2022 Q2	62.3%	37.1%	56.0%
2022 Q3	52.8%	47.2%	53.3%
2022 Q4	56.7%	43.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	60.2%	38.8%	53.5%
2023 Q2	70.2%	27.2%	58.5%
2023 Q3	60.9%	37.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	56.4%	40.6%	59.8%
2024 Q1	45.6%	53.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	23.2%	66.7%	64.4%
2024 Q3	32.6%	62.5%	64.2%
2024 Q4	37.4%	59.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	42.6%	56.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	44.8%	53.3%	65.0%
2025 Q3	41.0%	58.3%	62.5%
2025 Q4	44.3%	51.9%	64.7%
2026 Q1	43.9%	56.1%	60.6%
2026 Q2	39.6%	60.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Islington against England

Islington
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Islington	England
2008 Q1	77.0%	85.1%
2008 Q2	79.2%	86.1%
2008 Q3	77.1%	86.3%
2008 Q4	82.0%	85.3%
2009 Q1	88.7%	85.9%
2009 Q2	90.2%	86.8%
2009 Q3	79.7%	87.4%
2009 Q4	80.4%	86.9%
2010 Q1	85.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	79.3%	88.0%
2010 Q3	81.5%	87.7%
2010 Q4	81.3%	87.5%
2011 Q1	78.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	77.8%	88.5%
2011 Q3	71.3%	88.3%
2011 Q4	77.4%	88.3%
2012 Q1	73.9%	88.2%
2012 Q2	73.4%	89.2%
2012 Q3	76.0%	89.0%
2012 Q4	72.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	80.3%	89.8%
2013 Q2	74.8%	90.6%
2013 Q3	72.3%	90.3%
2013 Q4	74.8%	89.6%
2014 Q1	80.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	73.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	76.6%	90.0%
2014 Q4	73.2%	89.2%
2015 Q1	75.2%	89.3%
2015 Q2	80.5%	90.2%
2015 Q3	78.1%	90.0%
2015 Q4	80.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	82.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	85.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	83.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	79.8%	89.7%
2017 Q1	78.2%	89.9%
2017 Q2	73.3%	90.5%
2017 Q3	84.4%	90.0%
2017 Q4	84.7%	90.1%
2018 Q1	83.0%	90.5%
2018 Q2	81.5%	91.0%
2018 Q3	77.5%	91.2%
2018 Q4	83.7%	90.5%
2019 Q1	92.5%	90.3%
2019 Q2	89.3%	91.0%
2019 Q3	88.9%	90.6%
2019 Q4	72.2%	89.8%
2020 Q1	81.9%	89.9%
2020 Q2	84.3%	90.2%
2020 Q3	72.9%	90.6%
2020 Q4	80.0%	90.3%
2021 Q1	81.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	87.0%	91.2%
2021 Q3	81.2%	91.0%
2021 Q4	79.3%	90.1%
2022 Q1	82.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	84.8%	90.4%
2022 Q3	81.1%	89.8%
2022 Q4	84.7%	89.4%
2023 Q1	86.4%	89.3%
2023 Q2	90.4%	89.2%
2023 Q3	90.9%	88.6%
2023 Q4	91.1%	88.2%
2024 Q1	86.7%	88.2%
2024 Q2	85.5%	89.1%
2024 Q3	91.0%	89.4%
2024 Q4	89.1%	88.6%
2025 Q1	93.9%	89.3%
2025 Q2	94.3%	90.4%
2025 Q3	91.4%	90.1%
2025 Q4	92.4%	90.1%
2026 Q1	93.9%	90.6%
2026 Q2	94.3%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks42.1%
8 to 13 weeks0.3%
13 to 26 weeks0.6%
Over 26 weeks0.3%
Extension of time agreed56.7%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	142
8 to 13 weeks	1
13 to 26 weeks	2
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	191

Appeals

Decided: 27
Allowed: 25.9%
Median wait: 15 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Islington has published 41 conservation areas.
Islington has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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