196, Old Street, London

P2025/1966/MINAll OtherWithdrawn

Proposal

The proposal comprises the erection of an artistic digital advert display and hoarding on the flank wall of 196 Old Street. This would be used for both commercial and public messaging, including artistic displays.

Received: 3 July 2025
Council: London Borough of Islington

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted3 Jul
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

8 weeks typical decision time in Islington95% of all other applications approved

This is a planning application at 196, Old Street, London. Islington has handled 629 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. It was submitted on 3 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference

P2025/1966/MIN

Address

196, Old Street, London

Local Authority

Islington

Application Type

All Other

Decision Status

Withdrawn

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted

3 July 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.525105, -0.089272

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Islington

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Planning history at this site

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Bunhill Fields and Finsbury SquareNext to the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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