2A Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of the existing offices to 3 residential units, amend the elevations to add 3 new balconies and convert the entrance to the offices to provide bike storage. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Associated applications 2
- Conversion of the existing offices to 3 residential units, amend the elevations to add 3 new balconies and convert the entrance…
Conditions details submitted for 4
Site constraints 9
Show all 5 with distances
- 58 m526-532, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 85 m540-544, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 107 m546-558, Kingsland Road E2Grade II
- 123 mUnnamed
- 133 m560-568, Kingsland Road E8Grade II
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Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,320,000 in July 2015. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 503 days from validation, 439 days slower than Hackney's median of 64 for changes of use. Approved, as 65% 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
- 21 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
45 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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