5 Gloucester Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2LE Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/0949 - Full Planning Permission
Date received
19 May 2026
Postcode
N4 2LE
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Erection of a three-storey detached dwelling and associated external bin store and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 117.

Day 117, past the statutory target. 89% of full applications in Hackney are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 11761 days past the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
87,260decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
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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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