Flat A, 2 Pearson Street, Hackney, London, E2 8JD Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/1739 - Listed Building Consent
Date received
4 Sept 2026
Postcode
E2 8JD
Type
Listed Building Consent

Description

Renovation of timber sash windows including installation of slimline double glazing into the existing sashes; removal of secondary glazing. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from recent listed building consent across the UK.

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide listed building consent by day 56.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
10,320decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 5

Kingsland conservation area
Also Kingsland. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
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:
Other 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