THE CASTLE CLIMBING CENTRE Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2HA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing timber shelter; construction and temporary use of a timber sauna within the grounds of the Grade II* listed former pumping station (The Castle Climbing Centre) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Planning Sub-Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Hackney Planning Sub-Committee on 2 Sept 2026.
Approved
- Officers advised granting permission because the sauna would complement leisure uses and preserve the listed building’s setting and metropolitan open land.
- Residents objected over privacy, noise, lighting, views, wildlife, intensification and pressure on local infrastructure.
- The committee granted permission subject to conditions and an additional condition investigating access alternatives.
Source: Plota analysis of Hackney's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.
Documents 28
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 13
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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
- N4 2HA
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Woodberry Down Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Granted - Extra Conditions
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Sub-Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Beep Studio Ltd
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 198 days from validation, 132 days slower than Hackney's median of 66 for changes of use. Approved, as 64% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
46 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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.
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