Areas / Islington
Architects in Islington
From the Georgian and Victorian terraces of Barnsbury, Canonbury and Highbury to the Victorian streets of Holloway and Archway, Islington homes are most often extended at the rear and in the roof, and sometimes below ground.
RIBA Chartered Practice · ARB-registered architects · Extensions, lofts and planning drawings
- FreeInitial consultationA conversation about your project, and a first view of what's possible, before any fee is agreed.
- FixedFee for each stageEvery stage is priced in writing before it starts. No hourly billing.
- 3DSee the design firstYour design is shown in 3D before it's submitted, while changes are still easy.
- FreeResubmissionIf planning is refused, we revise and resubmit at no extra design fee. Conditions
Local planning points
Planning in Islington
Checked October 2026. Planning policy changes, so we confirm the position for your address before you commit.
Islington's current Local Plan was adopted on 28 September 2023 and has three parts: Strategic and Development Management Policies, Site Allocations, and the Bunhill and Clerkenwell Area Action Plan.
SourceThere are 42 conservation areas. Some are covered by Article 4(2) directions, so minor works such as changing doors and windows or painting brickwork may need planning permission.
SourceBasements should generally be no more than one storey deep, with no more than 3m floor-to-ceiling height, and together with other structures should occupy less than 50% of the original garden (Basement Development SPD, 2016). The SPD predates the 2023 Local Plan, so it should be read alongside the current basement policy.
SourceA selective licensing scheme for privately rented homes covers Barnsbury, Caledonian, Tufnell Park, Mildmay, Highbury, Junction and Laycock wards from 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2031.
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Postcodes
Islington by postcode
6,421 postcodes in 22 postcode districts, 5.5 miles from our studio in Cricklewood.
- EC1A39% in Islington
- EC1M92% in Islington
- EC1Pall in Islington
- EC1R82% in Islington
- EC1V93% in Islington
- EC1Y86% in Islington
- EC2A26% in Islington
- EC2M15% in Islington
- EC2Pall in Islington
- EC3Pall in Islington
- EC4Pall in Islington
- N169% in Islington
- N1Pall in Islington
- N430% in Islington
- N5all in Islington
- N64% in Islington
- N7all in Islington
- N164% in Islington
- N19all in Islington
- W1Aall in Islington
- WC1A36% in Islington
- WC1X36% in Islington
Where a postcode district is shared, neighbouring streets can fall under a different council. The checker below gives the answer for an exact postcode.
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Which council decides your application?
Type any postcode in the 33 London boroughs we cover. We'll tell you which council handles planning there and show you the local planning points.
Services
What we draw in Islington
- House extensions
- Loft conversions
- Basement conversions
- Planning permission
- Building regulations drawings
- Structural calculations
- Flat conversions
- Change of use
- New builds
- Interior design
Neighbourhoods we cover include Angel, Barnsbury, Canonbury, Highbury, Holloway and Archway.
Neighbouring councils: Hackney, Camden, Haringey, City of London, Westminster, Tower Hamlets.