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Changes to planning application representations - 3-9 April 2024

From 3 to 9 April 2024, we will be installing a new Planning and Building Control system.

During this time you can still see planning applications and make application submissions on the Planning Portal, but no new submissions will be visible on the council webpages.

If you want to make a representation on a planning application, send it to planning@islington.gov.uk or post it to: Planning Department, Community Wealth Building, Islington Town Hall, London, N1 2UD.

We're sorry for any inconvenience.

Easter service changes

During the Easter period, some of our services will be operating slightly different hours. Our council’s bin collection schedule will change for one week starting on Friday 29 March to make sure everyone’s waste is picked up around the bank holiday.

See the full schedule and your amended rubbish and recycling collection dates and other service changes including parking and library opening times over the Easter period.

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Listed Buildings

A listed building is a building, object or structure that has been judged to be of national historic or architectural interest. It is included on a register called the National Heritage List for England, drawn up by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the guidance of Historic England.

Buildings may be listed for their architectural design, or if they illustrate an important aspect of the nation’s history. The older a building is, and the fewer the surviving examples of its kind, the more likely it is to be listed.

Listed buildings are placed in one of three grades, which give an indication of their relative importance:

  • Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest
  • Grade II* buildings are particularly important buildings of more than special interest
  • Grade II buildings are of special interest

Listing is an important way in which the special characteristics of the country's built heritage are given protection within the planning system. Islington currently has around 4,500 listed buildings.

Altering a listed building

You may need to apply for Listed Building Consent if you would like to make any internal or external alterations to a listed building, particularly those which would affect its character or any historic fabric. If a building is listed it does not necessarily mean that it cannot be changed. However, it does mean that you will need to be able to justify the reasons for those changes, and show that the significance of the building is not being compromised.

It is a criminal offence to carry out works to a listed building without prior Listed Building Consent, even if you did not know that the building was listed. 

Find out if your building is listed by checking the National Heritage List for England.

If you would like advice on works to a listed building, the Council offers a paid pre-app service.

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