140 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7NS
Refused on 24 August 2026
Council decision: Prior approval required - refused
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Proposal
Prior Approval Application under Schedule 2, Part 20 Class AB of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for an upward extension of existing building by one additional storey to create 3 new flats.
- Received
- 30 June 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Ward
- Finsbury Park
- ReceivedReceived30 Jun
- ValidatedValidated10 Jul
- Consult.Consultation8 Aug
- TargetTarget Date24 Aug
- DecidedDecided24 Aug
Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for an extension at 140 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7NS. Islington has handled 155 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Finsbury Park. We hold 836 applications in total for the N7 postcode area.
77% of outline 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
- N7 7NS
- Application type
- Prior Approval (Roof Extensions)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 8 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 8 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 August 2026
- Application expires
- 6 August 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Catherine Holness
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 16 July 2026
- Site notice start
- 16 July 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15027524
- UPRN
- 10096366106
- Documents
- 27
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
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Notification of Prior Approval for the change of use of the first floor from Class E (retail) to 2 x 1 bed…
ApprovedApplicationP2025/2659/PRA - 20251 Aug
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RefusedApplicationP2025/2214/PRA - 202524 Jul
change of use of the first floor commercial to two flats
RefusedApplicationP2025/2130/PRA
Source: Islington
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