Planning application · Islington
P2025/2863/FUL.
Athenaeum Service Station, 2A Parkhurst Road, London, N7 0SF
Full / Other Planning at Athenaeum Service Station, 2A Parkhurst Road, London, N7 0SF, received 9 Oct 2025 — refused on 18 Mar 2026 (delegated, Owen Griffiths).
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Refused
Outcome
18 Mar 2026
23 wks
Decision time
15 wks over the 8-week target
2
Conditions
attached to the decision
15
Documents
15 linked
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Objections
not captured
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Islington planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application
What is it?
Retention of four shipping containers.
Reference
P2025/2863/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Target date
3 Dec 2025
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
FINAL DECISION
Premises record
Council register
Reference
P2025/2863/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Target date
3 Dec 2025
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
FINAL DECISION
Premises record
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
View
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 18 Mar 2026, delegated decision by Owen Griffiths — 23 weeks from submission (15 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
9 Oct 2025
Application received
22 Oct 2025
Application validated
3 Dec 2025
Statutory target date
18 Mar 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Owen Griffiths
9 Oct 2025
Application received
22 Oct 2025
Application validated
3 Dec 2025
Statutory target date
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18 Mar 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Owen Griffiths
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
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REASON: The proposed development, by reason of it siting, scale, detailed design and visually
intrusive appearance is an incongruent form of development within the surrounding streetscene. The
containers are having a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area
as well as the setting of the nearby listed building. The proposal is therefore contrary to the National
Planning Policy Framework (2024), policies D3, D4 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021), policies
PLAN1, DH1, DH2 and H1 of Islington's Strategic and Development Management Policies (2023) and
the guidance set out in Islington’s Urban Design Guide (2017 and the Hilmarton Conservation Area
Design Guidelines (2002).
Certified that this document contains a true record of a decision of the Council
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REASON: The proposed development, by reason of it siting, scale, detailed design and visually
intrusive appearance is an incongruent form of development within the surrounding streetscene. The
containers are having a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area
as well as the setting of the nearby listed building. The proposal is therefore contrary to the National
Planning Policy Framework (2024), policies D3, D4 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021), policies
PLAN1, DH1, DH2 and H1 of Islington's Strategic and Development Management Policies (2023) and
the guidance set out in Islington’s Urban Design Guide (2017 and the Hilmarton Conservation Area
Design Guidelines (2002).
Certified that this document contains a true record of a decision of the Council
Policies cited
D3D4HC1PLAN1DH1DH2H1NPPF
Public response
Comment counts were not captured for this application.
People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.