Planning application
3 Sotheby Road, London, N5 2UP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed replacement front boundary wall with railings, front garden alterations to enlarge lightwell, cycle and refuse storage and refurbished stone front steps.
As published by the council, reference P2026/2571/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/2571/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning (Householder)
- Status
- Pending As published: VALIDATED
- Received
- 29 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Highbury
- Postcode
- N5 2UP
Comment by 7 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Islington through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2026
Received by Islington
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Islington took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Islington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Islington decided householder applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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