Flat 105, 88 Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, London, N16 9AY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1812 - Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) of Flat 105, 88 Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, as a self-contained two-bedroom flat (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DN-Lawful Development Certificate Granted Final Decision Notice · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning-Statement.pdf Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Drawing Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF cil-form-1-1787170134686.pdf Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF DPS.jpeg Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1787218496248-Flat-105-Red-Square-3-Piano-Lane-Carysfort-Road-Hackney-London-N16-9AY.png Other · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

3 Article 4 directions
Red Square Priority Employment Area · Priority Industrial Area - Red Square · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 177 m away: Clissold Park; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 49 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed
Postcode
N16 9AY
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Clissold Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
4D PLANNING

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Betty Layward Primary School, Betty Layward Primary School Clissold Road, Hackney, London, N16 9EY
Installation of solar PV panels at roof level.
2023/1836
2023 Approved
32 Indigo Mews, Hackney, London, N16 9AE
Change of use from Class E to Class C3 residential (2 x studio flats)
2023/0152
2023 Approved
67, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AY
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the use of the property as a self-contained…
2023/0473
2022 Refused
67, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AY
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the use of the property as a self-contained…
2022/2463
2021 Approved
41, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AW
Change of use from live/work unit (sui generis) to residential unit (Use Class C3).
2021/2076
2018 Approved
Kennaway Estate Stoke Newington Church Street, Hackney, London, Hackney, N16 9JD
Demolition of existing buildings including Taverner House and construction of two new bui…
2019/2116
2020 Approved
88 Red Square 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AY
Existing lawful use application for use of live/work unit as residential (C3) only
2020/3326
2020
88 Red Square 3 Piano Lane London N16 9AY
Existing use certificate for the use of the live/work unit as a single dwelling
2020/2366
2018 Approved
71, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AY
Change of use from live/work (sui generis) to self-contained residential unit (use class…
2018/3732
2018 Approved
106, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AY
Use of property as a single self-contained residential unit (Certificate of Lawfulness fo…
2018/2908
2018 Approved
39, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AW
Change of use from live/work use to Use Class C3 (residential)
2018/0942
2018 Approved
77, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AY
Change of Use from Live/Work (Sui Generis) to Residential C3(a) Dwellinghouse.
2018/1117
2018 Withdrawn
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2018/0645
2017 Approved
34, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AW
Existing use of the premises as a self-contained dwelling (use class C3)
2017/3252
2017 Refused
Harmony House, 2 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9BL
Conversion of existing commercial unit to provide three bedroom residential flat at groun…
2017/3001
2017 Approved
23 Indigo Mews, Hackney, London, N16 9AE
Non material amendment to planning permission ref 2017/0251 dated 23/03/2017 comprising a…
2017/2674
2017 Approved
24 Indigo Mews, Hackney, London, N16 9AE
Non material amendment to Appeal Reference APP/U5360/D/14/2220562 dated 12 March 2015 (pl…
2017/2309
2017 Approved
23 Indigo Mews, Hackney, London, N16 9AE
Erection of roof extension at main roof level and other associated external alterations.
2017/0251
2016 Approved
104, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AY
Conversion of Live/work unit (Sui generis use) to C3 (residential use).
2016/4035
2016 Approved
7, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AW
Retrospective change of use from Live/Work to residential (Use Class C3).
2016/3889
2016 Approved
3 Indigo Mews, Hackney, London, N16 9AE
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref 2016/1864 dated 21/07/2016 for the inst…
2016/2869
2016 Approved
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Enlargement of existing first floor rear window.
2016/2258
2016 Approved
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2016/1864
2016 Approved
42, Red Square, 3 Piano Lane, Hackney, London, N16 9AW
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings