Finsgate House, 5-7 Cranwood Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LH Data via plota.co.uk

P2025/2019/OBS - Observations to Adjoining Borough FINAL DECISION

Proposal

Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), in respect of the demolition of existing buildings and structures on site, the construction of a 35-storey building containing 22,000sqm of co- living floorspace (sui generis) and a seven-storey building containing 6,000sqm of office floorspace (use class E) [Hackney Reference: ]. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2025
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Validated
17 Jul 2025
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Consultation
17 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 7 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 477.

The consultation period closed on 31 Jul 2025.

Site constraints 15

Heathrow Safeguarding AreaCritical Drainage Group3_003Central Activities ZoneSite within 100m of a TLRN RoadWithin 50m of
3 Article 4 directions
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney · Exemption Area (part 1) · Hackney Central Activity Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 2 Posts at Junction With City Road, Grade II, 46 m away · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Heathrow Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Critical Drainage Group3_003Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Central Activities ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Site within 100m of a TLRN RoadCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Within 50m ofCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 53 m away: Moorfields; Heritage at risk 53 m away: Moorfields; National infrastructure project 1714 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Observations to Adjoining Borough
Postcode
EC1V 9LH
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 477, past the statutory target. 86% of other in Islington are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Nov 2026.

Day 477421 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,307decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Islington to go on. Islington decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Jul 2025
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2025
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Islington is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #260 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Islington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #132 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #260 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #241 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
499 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
1,488
Total decisions
167 refused in the year to March 2026