Arsenal planning approval rate
Arsenal ward in Islington has a 90.5% approval rate based on 42 planning decisions. Islington overall: 82.8%.
Last updated: April 2026
90.5%
ward approval rate
42
Decisions
38
Approved
4
Refused
82.8%
Islington average
Arsenal is 7.7 percentage points above the Islington average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Arsenal compares
Arsenal ward
90.5%
Islington overall
82.8%
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Recent decisions in Arsenal
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 85,229 decisions.