The White Hart, WHITE HART, 69 Stoke Newington High Street, Hackney, London, N16 8EL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1339 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of a replacement free-standing multi-functional communication hub, comprising defibrillator, digital advertisement display and telephone Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 10

3 Article 4 directions
Stoke Newington High Street District Town Centre · Stoke Newington District Centre · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Town centre: Stoke Newington
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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 389 m away: Abney Park Cemetery; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 67 m away: Stoke Newington; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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 6 October 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, 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 3

Last sold for £2,250,000 in December 2024. Other property, freehold.

5 December 2024£1,987,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
5 December 2024£2,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
21 August 2013£275,000Leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area601 m² (6,469 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 60)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
N16 8EL
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Stoke Newington Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 19 days faster than Hackney's median of 75 for demolitions. Approved, as 80% of demolitions here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.