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Islington.

Islington is a London borough with an approval rate of 85% across 9,406 substantive planning decisions spanning 17 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Inner London17 wards330 appeals99% delegatedSave
Islington · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Islington's policy playbook[3]

What Islington actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Full / major
Householder
Conditions
Listed
Data from publicly available Islington planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
726
83%
Full / major planning
Active
706
85%
Full / major planning
to 2024-07
522
77%
Full / major planning
Active
503
92%
Full / major planning
Active
480
87%
Full / major planning
Active
463
87%
Full / major planning
Active
395
78%
Full / major planning
Active
362
91%
Full / major planning
to 2023-04
346
74%
Full / major planning
Active
340
84%
Full / major planning
Active
332
83%
Full / major planning
Active
306
92%
Full / major planning
Active
726
83%
Full / major planning
Active
706
85%
Full / major planning
to 2024-07
522
77%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
503
92%
Full / major planning
Active
480
87%
Full / major planning
Active
463
87%
Full / major planning
Active
395
78%
Full / major planning
Active
362
91%
Full / major planning
to 2023-04
346
74%
Full / major planning
Active
340
84%
Full / major planning
Active
332
83%
Full / major planning
Active
306
92%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Islington officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Mildmay
Labour
to 2025-06
18
subscribers
Hillrise
Labour
to 2023-11
17
subscribers
Bunhill
Labour
to 2020-06
15
subscribers
Tufnell Park
Labour
to 2024-07
13
subscribers
Labour
Active
10
subscribers
Highbury
Green
Active
5
subscribers
Arsenal
Labour
to 2023-03
3
subscribers
Clerkenwell
Labour
to 2020-05
2
subscribers
Mildmay
Labour
to 2025-06
18
subscribers
Hillrise
Labour
to 2023-11
17
subscribers
Bunhill
Labour
to 2020-06
15
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Tufnell Park
Labour
to 2024-07
13
subscribers
Labour
Active
10
subscribers
Highbury
Green
Active
5
subscribers
Arsenal
Labour
to 2023-03
3
subscribers
Clerkenwell
Labour
to 2020-05
2
subscribers

Councillors on Islington's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
480
92%
7.7%
270
92%
8.5%
284
91%
9.0%
350
90%
9.5%
457
90%
9.6%
476
89%
10.7%
288
89%
11.5%
383
88%
12.3%
515
87%
12.8%
469
86%
14.0%
827
84%
15.9%
431
84%
16.3%
513
83%
17.0%
1,011
83%
17.4%
353
79%
21.0%
480
92%
7.7%
270
92%
8.5%
284
91%
9.0%
Show all 17 rows
350
90%
9.5%
457
90%
9.6%
476
89%
10.7%
288
89%
11.5%
383
88%
12.3%
515
87%
12.8%
469
86%
14.0%
827
84%
15.9%
431
84%
16.3%
513
83%
17.0%
1,011
83%
17.4%
353
79%
21.0%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Potter Raper Ltd
270
100%
2. Francesco Zafarana Architect
152
100%
3. Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP
117
100%
4. Resi
82
88%
5. Islington Architects Ltd
68
86%
6. Peter Brades Architects
65
63%
7. Hartleys Projects Ltd
55
76%
8. Savills
55
84%
1. Potter Raper Ltd
270
100%
2. Francesco Zafarana Architect
152
100%
3. Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP
117
100%
Show all 8 rows
4. Resi
82
88%
5. Islington Architects Ltd
68
86%
6. Peter Brades Architects
65
63%
7. Hartleys Projects Ltd
55
76%
8. Savills
55
84%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughIslington
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals330
Appeals allowed87 (26.4%)
Conditions / approval3.02
Local plan

The adopted Islington Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Islington planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Islington’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Islington grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (252 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.