69 Digby Crescent, Hackney, London, N4 2HS Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0246 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Conversion of two flats to single family dwelling; erection of single storey rear and side infill extension, rear dormer extension; two roof lights to front roof, new window rear first floor window Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2025
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Validated
4 Mar 2025
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Approved
17 Nov 2025

Approved on 17 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Brownswood 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 ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 235 m away: Clissold Park; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hackney built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,435,000 in February 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

26 February 2025£1,435,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
N4 2HS
Received
5 Feb 2025
Validated
4 Mar 2025
Ward
Brownswood Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted - Extra Conditions
Decision date
17 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
OSO Designs
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 258 days from validation, 202 days slower than Hackney's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 83% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
979decided 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
17 Nov 2025
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

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.