Flat 16, ST JOHNS MANSIONS Clapton Square, Hackney, London, E5 8HT Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1860 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Installation of a replacement front gate at the communal entrance to St Johns Mansions 9 - 16 (block of 8 flats) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2025
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Validated
14 Oct 2025
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Approved
5 Dec 2025

Approved on 5 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DN-Full Planning Granted Final Decision Notice · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and access statement Design and Access Statement · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Drawings-2025-1860-1-1 Drawing · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Updated Drawings Drawing · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Updated Drawings Drawing · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Drawings_Existing-and-Proposed Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Block plan.pdf Drawing · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LocationPlan.pdf Site Location Plan · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Community Infrastructure Levy - Completed form Other · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Photographs and photomontages Photo · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages Photo · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages Photo · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Clapton Square conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: Hackney APA 2.2 Hackney Settlements
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Hackney AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Railings Around Clapton Square Garden, Grade II, 38 m away · 1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 17 m away; Town centre 57 m away: Hackney Central.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £227,000 in August 2004. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

31 August 2004£227,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E5 8HT
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Homerton Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant
Decision date
5 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Hackney's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
1,130decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
T1: Cotinus species. leggy phototrophic growth encroaching on buildings, requires routine…
2023/2652
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Flat C, 87 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Formation of a rear roof terrace at the second floor, accessed by replacing an existing r…
2025/1482
2025 Approved
Flat B, 54 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0RN
Replacement of front and rear timber windows with uPVC windows
2025/1307
2024 Approved
Kings Hall Leisure Centre, 39 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NU
Listed Building Consent for extension, part-demolition and refurbishment of existing Leis…
2024/2287
2024 Approved
Kings Hall Leisure Centre, 39 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NU
Extension, part-demolition and refurbishment of existing Leisure Centre (including reinst…
2024/2286
2024 Refused
Castles Estate Agents, 44 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0RN
Advertising consent for the replacement an of existing postal panel to a digital advertis…
2024/1542
2024 Approved
Flat A, 12 Clapton Passage, Hackney, London, E5 8HS
T1. Rear garden sycamore tree: Reduce tree to scaffold structure to manage as a pollard g…
2024/0317
2023 Approved
Cake Box Hackney Ltd T/a Eggfree Cake Box, 99 & 101, 99 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Installation of non-illuminated fascia signs.
2023/2706
2023 Decided
Just Drinks, 58 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0RN
Existing upvc windows to be replaced with timber framed double glazed windows; and altera…
2023/2533
2023 Approved
William Hill, 99 - 101 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Installation of two replacement shopfronts at 99 - 101 Lower Clapton Road.
2023/1777
2023
Kings Hall Leisure Centre, 39 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NU
Proposed repairs to isolated areas of the roof of the listed building, including timbers…
2023/1355
2023
5 Clapton Passage, Hackney,
Basement extension below existing building to provide ancillary residential accommodation…
2023/1200
2023 Refused
5 Clapton Passage, Hackney,
Basement extension with front and rear lightwells and associated works.
2023/0486
2023 Approved
5 Clapton Passage, Hackney,
Construction of a rear roof extension.
2023/0240
2022 Approved
36-38 Clapton Square, Hackney, London, E5 8HE
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2022/2665
2022 Approved
76b Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0RN
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
2022/1036
2022 Refused
Flat D, 97 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Erection of a mansard-style roof extension with rear and front dormer windows.
2022/0985
2022 Refused
Castles Estate Agents, 44 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0RN
DIsplay of digital internally illuminated advertisement on flank elevation of building fr…
2022/0279
2021 Refused
William Hill, 99 - 101 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Retrospective change of use from A1 to A3 and installation of new shopfront together, rol…
2021/2013
2021 Approved
E-street Barbers Ldn, 73 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Change of use of the rear outbuilding from ancillary retail (land-use class E) to office…
2021/2983
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William Hill, 99 - 101 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Advertisement consent for two internally illuminated fascia signs and one projecting sign.
2021/2739
2016 Approved
Cavendish Mansions Clapton Square, Hackney, London, E5 8HR
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2016/0996
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Domino's Pizza, 113 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign, and internally illuminated hanging si…
2016/1078
2016 Withdrawn
58 Lower Clapton Road, London E5 0RN
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2016/1364
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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hackney is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #220 out of 296. Hackney is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hackney decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #248 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #257 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #220 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #201 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
204 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
2 decided
1,323
Total decisions
241 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.