40-43 Andrews Road, London, E8 4RL Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2025/1748
Date received
week of 4 Aug 2025
Decision date
week of 12 Jan 2026
Postcode
E8 4RL

Description

Retention of existing portakabins to the rear and front of the site as Class E (g) (i) offices in association with vehicle parking for coaches, retention of storage containers and floodlights to the rear of the site, retention of fencing,... Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Hackney Planning Sub-Committee on 14 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary use supported essential council transport services and its impacts were limited and reversible.
  • Two neighbours objected over the historic factory building, poor communication, unclear plans and the appearance of the portakabins.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant planning permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, public speaking, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Hackney's committee minutes of 14 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 4

Regent's Canal conservation area
Also Regent's Canal - Central & South Hackney CAAC. 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.
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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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
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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