5 Cranwich Road, Hackney, London, N16 5HZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0438 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Erection of two rear dormers Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
1 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
2 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
27 Apr 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
7 Aug 2026

Refused on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Article 4 direction
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Heritage at risk 96 m away: Church of St Andrew, Bethune Road, Stoke Newington.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £655,000 in April 2005. Terraced house, freehold.

1 April 2005£655,000
13 November 2002£500,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
N16 5HZ
Received
1 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Woodberry Down Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
27 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 7 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010030 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Gold Sketch Studios LTD
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 17% of extensions here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,140decided 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
27 Apr 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.