Planning decisions in Islington
As of 18 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Islington approved 86% of 4,006 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 82% approved (737 decided, ~75 days)
- Windows & doors : 93% approved (486 decided, ~72 days)
- Rear extension : 82% approved (368 decided, ~78 days)
- Basement : 82% approved (333 decided, ~84 days)
- Tree work : 99% approved (270 decided, ~30 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 87% approved (266 decided, ~70 days)
- Demolition : 83% approved (173 decided, ~87 days)
- Loft conversion : 78% approved (171 decided, ~67 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 89% approved (168 decided, ~85 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 92% approved (159 decided, ~77 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 92% approved (148 decided, ~80 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 82% approved (146 decided, ~92 days)
- Change of use : 68% approved (139 decided, ~64 days)
- Solar / renewables : 88% approved (106 decided, ~83 days)
- Side extension : 85% approved (88 decided, ~69 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 83% approved (87 decided, ~89 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 88% approved (78 decided, ~88 days)
- Two-storey extension : 78% approved (45 decided, ~86 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 93% approved (15 decided, ~63 days)
- New dwelling : 75% approved (12 decided, ~98 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 91% approved (11 decided, ~81 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Islington, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.