Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document

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Following the two consultations, a new Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document has been prepared and adopted by the Council in April 2025. Thank you to all who responded to the consultations.

The consultation statement can be found on this page.

You can find the new version of the SPD on the Islington Council website.

We are preparing an updated supplementary planning document (SPD) about planning obligations.

Planning obligations are agreements between the council and developers used to address specific planning issues and impacts arising from a development proposal. They are intended to mitigate the impact of development and ensure that it is acceptable in planning terms.

The Planning Obligations SPD will provide further detail about the council’s policies on planning obligations, set out within the Local Plan, and the procedure for agreeing them. The new SPD will supersede the existing Planning Obligations SPD which was adopted in 2016.

What we have done

On 25 March 2024, we published a discussion paper outlining the key changes proposed to planning obligations. Consultation on the discussion paper was open until 13 May 2024. The results of the consultation are summarised in the Consultation Report.

A consultation on the draft SPD took place between Thursday 17 October 2024 and Tuesday 10 December.

New SPD now available

Following the two consultations, a new Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document has been prepared and adopted by the Council in April 2025. Thank you to all who responded to the consultations.

The consultation statement can be found on this page.

You can find the new version of the SPD on the Islington Council website.


We are preparing an updated supplementary planning document (SPD) about planning obligations.

Planning obligations are agreements between the council and developers used to address specific planning issues and impacts arising from a development proposal. They are intended to mitigate the impact of development and ensure that it is acceptable in planning terms.

The Planning Obligations SPD will provide further detail about the council’s policies on planning obligations, set out within the Local Plan, and the procedure for agreeing them. The new SPD will supersede the existing Planning Obligations SPD which was adopted in 2016.

What we have done

On 25 March 2024, we published a discussion paper outlining the key changes proposed to planning obligations. Consultation on the discussion paper was open until 13 May 2024. The results of the consultation are summarised in the Consultation Report.

A consultation on the draft SPD took place between Thursday 17 October 2024 and Tuesday 10 December.

New SPD now available

Following the two consultations, a new Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document has been prepared and adopted by the Council in April 2025. Thank you to all who responded to the consultations.

The consultation statement can be found on this page.

You can find the new version of the SPD on the Islington Council website.


  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Planning Obligations Draft Supplementary Planning Document

    Please use the survey form to provide comments on the Planning Obligations Draft SPD. The closing date for this survey is Tuesday 10 December 2024.

    We will keep personal details secure and will only use them for relevant planning purposes. No personal contact information will be made public, only the content of the response will be published as part of the plan-making process.

    Following the two consultations, a new Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document has been prepared and adopted by the Council in April 2025. Thank you to all who responded to the consultations.

    The consultation statement can be found on this page.

    You can find the new version of the SPD on the Islington Council website.
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