5 Riversdale Road, London, N5 2SS

1. 25 Jun 2024

   Received by Islington

2. 2 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Refusal of permission

3. 18 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 8 Riversdale Road, London, N5 2JP

  P2026/2010/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2026 58m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  Replacement windows.

  Status unknown Full applications Windows or glazing 30 docs

• 189 Highbury Quadrant, London, N5 2TE

  P2024/1506/COL Submitted 8 May 2024 71m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness: Single storey rear extension and single storey side extension located behind existing garage. Raise roof works to existing garage by 300mm and install solar panels to garage roof and front pitch on main roof.

  Refused Lawful development Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 104 Highbury Park, London, N5 2XE

  P2026/0932/FUL Submitted 4 Jun 2026 73m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~31 Jul

  Part-retrospective proposal for the installation of kitchen extraction system to

  Status unknown Full applications

• Land Outside 76A-78 Highbury Park, London, N5 2XE

  P2026/0441/ADV Submitted 17 Feb 2026 73m away

  Digital advertisement display within proposed new communications kiosk.

  Refused Advertising

• Land Outside 76A-78 Highbury Park, London, N5 2XE

  P2026/0442/FUL Submitted 17 Feb 2026 73m away

  Removal of existing telephone box followed by the installation of 1 new communic

  Refused Full applications

• 7 Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UP

  P2021/2000/TRE Submitted 9 Jul 2021 79m away

  Rear garden Fig - FELL (remove) Peach - FELL (remove) N.B. This is part of a garden re-design project, please see re-planting plans attached. The garden is dominated by a mature Sycamore tree to the rear, as can be seen from the photographs, so any tree coverage reduction will be insignificant. These are both small trees

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• P2026/1782/COL Granted

  16 Hungerford Road, London, N7 9LX

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the installation of an air source heat

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/2266/COL Status unknown

  32 Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LN

  Erection of rear dormer roof extensions to main and outrigger roofs, installatio

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/1400/COL Granted

  25 Bracey Street, London, N4 3BJ

  Erection of dormer to main rear roof and to existing rear outrigger with install

  1 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/1815/COL Granted

  47 Battledean Road, London, N5 1UX

  Erection of a rear dormer roof extension over the main roof and over the outrigg

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/1674/COL Granted

  86 Riversdale Road, London, N5 2JZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of an L Shaped rear dormer

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development