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98, Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AT

P2025/2028/FULHouseholder planning permissionApproved
Householder

Approved on 3 September 2025

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Proposal

The proposal involves the installation of two NIBE F2050 10kW air source heat pump (ASHP) units at the front of the property at 98 Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AT — a two-storey family dwelling with a lower ground level. The ASHP units will be installed within a recessed area adjacent to the front elevation, at ground level, and screened by existing boundary walls and planting. This discreet location ensures the units are not visible from the public realm and do not negatively impact the character or appearance of the building or the surrounding streetscape. The ASHPs will replace the existing gas heating system and serve both space and domestic hot water heating needs for the property. The system will operate at high efficiency and low noise output, with technical specifications confirming compliance with relevant acoustic thresholds as set out by Islington Council. The proposal forms part of a wider sustainability-led refurbishment of the home, which also includes internal insulation, replacement of existing windows with high-performance double glazing, and installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.

Submitted
15 July 2025
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at 98, Highbury Hill, London, N5 1AT. Islington has handled 356 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Islington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 598 applications in total for the N5 postcode area.

94% of householder planning permission applications at London Borough of Islington were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
N5 1AT
Application type
Householder planning permission

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Islington

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