ARCH 1 BOHEMIA PLACE AND 344 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 1HA Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2026/0948 - Full Planning Permission
Change of useCommercial & major worksExtensions & alterationsShopfrontsCommercial premises
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
14 May 2026
Postcode
E8 1HA
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Elevational and shopfront alterations to Arch 1 and 344 Mare Street; installation of roof lights and roof repair works; subdivision of the commercial unit into 2 x commercial units (Use Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 6

Town Hall 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.
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Archaeological priority area
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.
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Town centre: Hackney Central
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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 Hackney built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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