Islington High Street, Islington, London

SUMMARY

• Opportunity to acquire a first-floor conversion opportunity benefiting from permitted development approval for two apartments, to be sold on a long leasehold basis.

LOCATION

• The application site is a 4-storey mixed-use building on Islington High Street, situated less than 30m from Angel Underground station, which provides a regular Northern Line service. Islington is an affluent North London borough approximately 2.5 miles north of Central London, with frequent bus routes providing further access into the City and West End.

• The immediate surrounding area comprises a mix of retail, residential, office and leisure uses, including the nearby Angel Central shopping centre with its cinema, shops and restaurants. The site falls within the Angel conservation area; the building itself is not listed and has not been identified by the council as being of architectural
merit.

EXISTING

• The building is arranged over basement, ground and upper floors, with retail/public house accommodation at ground and basement level (sold off) and office accommodation on the first floor, the subject of this opportunity.

• The first floor is currently configured as commercial office space overlooking Islington High Street.

PLANNING

• Prior approval was granted on 15th September 2025 under application P2025/2141/PRA for change of use of the first-floor commercial office space (Use Class E) to one 1-bedroom and one 2-bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3) under Class MA of the GPDO 2015 (as amended).

• A subsequent S73 application has been granted on 17th August 2026 to vary Condition 2, making minor internal reconfigurations to the approved first floor plan and section to accommodate existing soil vent pipes, informed by daylight and sunlight advice, with no change to the approved number of dwellings, bedrooms, or external appearance. (Planning Ref. P2026/1658/S73)

• The approved scheme comprises a 1-bed/2-person flat of approximately 102.1 sqm (1,099 SqFt) and a 2-bed/4-person flat of approximately 119.9 sqm (1,291 SqFt) extending to a total of 2,390 SqFt (NIA) , both meeting and exceeding nationally described space standards.

TERMS

• The property is to be sold on a long leasehold basis.

• VAT status to be confirmed.

• Offers in excess of £1,200,000.