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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% delegated
Wards shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
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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
809
89%
10.8%
843
89%
11.3%
685
87%
13.0%
419
87%
13.3%
516
86%
14.1%
658
85%
15.2%
523
84%
15.6%
597
84%
15.9%
752
84%
16.4%
747
84%
16.5%
784
83%
16.5%
1,324
82%
17.6%
1,596
82%
17.9%
731
81%
18.7%
549
76%
24.2%
809
89%
10.8%
843
89%
11.3%
685
87%
13.0%
Show all 17 rows
419
87%
13.3%
516
86%
14.1%
658
85%
15.2%
523
84%
15.6%
597
84%
15.9%
752
84%
16.4%
747
84%
16.5%
784
83%
16.5%
1,324
82%
17.6%
1,596
82%
17.9%
731
81%
18.7%
549
76%
24.2%

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.