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

Approved 2026/0854 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Trees & landscaping
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
14 May 2026
Postcode
N4 2HS
Type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification

Description

1 - Olive tree: Fell to ground level T2 - Pittosporum tree: Fell to ground level. Bricks cracked at front bay windows - engineer suspects trees in close proximity causing subsidence and recommends removal. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 4

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.
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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.
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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
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 11 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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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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51 Digby Crescent, Hackney, London, N4 2HS
Erection of a single storey rear extension at ground floor level
2023/1980
2023
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Erection of a two-story rear extension; alterations to the fenestration; excavation of a…
2023/1445
2023
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Single storey rear extension, rear dormer roof extension, extension to existing basement…
2023/1157
2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Refused
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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
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Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings