Islington — 1 active Article 4 direction (HMO-specific) on record; verify broader HMO footprint with council.
Profile
Inner London, dense Victorian/Georgian stock with strong conservation character and mixed residential use.
Planning
1 HMO-related Article 4 direction in our records; council likely has additional Article 4 coverage not yet captured — verify directly.
Deal angle
Insufficient data for a deal read; verify Article 4 footprint and recent approval patterns with Islington planning before underwriting.
ASTOR UNDERWRITING UNIT // AI SYNTHESIS // VERIFY WITH COUNCIL BEFORE ACTING
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1 Article 4 direction recorded for Islington, but their polygon geometry isn't published on planning.data.gov.uk yet — the directions below are real (sourced from the metadata feed) and only the map overlay is empty. Coverage will fill in as the LPA uploads boundary data.
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Investment Grade
A: select with confidence · B: selectable with discipline · C: case-by-case · D: avoid unless exceptional
Insufficient data for islington (0 apps, 0 decided).
Approval Rate · 12-mo trend
Council Profile
Planning stance
Unknown — insufficient data
Decision speed
Unknown
Article 4 directions (planning.data.gov.uk)
1 direction recorded — HMO restrictions apply.
Full breakdown ↓
Investment Assessment
HMO viability
Unknown — see Article 4 status
— Article 4 restrictions apply, see below ↓
Commercial conversion
Unknown
Timing outlook by type
Householder
Data unavailable
Change of use
Data unavailable
Major development
Data unavailable
Prior approval
Data unavailable
Analyst notes & data quality
Run after more applications have been scraped and decided.
Article 4 Directions planning.data.gov.uk
HMO conversion (C3→C4)
Requires full planning permission — permitted development rights removed.
1 designated area
Relevant to: lender, investor, developer
HMO Restrictions
(1)
Check the direction document to confirm the geographic extent.
Article 4 (HMO) — Islington HMO
since 2016
HMO Conversion (C3→C4)
Converting a family home (C3) to a small HMO of up to 6 people (C4) requires full planning permission — permitted development rights have been removed.
Relevant to: lender, developer, investor
ASTOR UNDERWRITING UNIT // ISLINGTON // DATA SYNC: ACTIVE // PORTAL: VERIFIED
// ANALYSIS: 07 JUN 2026
