UNITED SYNAGOGUE Egerton Road, Hackney, London, N16 6UD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1044 - Full Planning Permission Pending

Proposal

New boundary wall treatment on Rookwood Road and Egerton Road, including 5No. new replacement steel gates to the rear, side and front of the synagogue. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
27 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 130.

Site constraints 7

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: New Synagogue and Attached School, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 3 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.
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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 431 m away: Springfield Park; Heritage at risk about 56 m away: Forecourt Wall, Gates and Railings to Church of the Good Shepherd, Rookwood Road; Conservation area about 77 m away: Clapton Common; 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. 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.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
N16 6UD
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Springfield Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 130, past the statutory target. 79% of extensions 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 30 Sept 2026.

Day 13074 days past the 56-day target
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
21 Aug 2026
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