Former Boiler House, Belper Court Pedro Street, London, E5 0BE Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2025/1821
Admin / procedural
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
week of 11 Aug 2025
Decision date
week of 13 Jul 2026
Postcode
E5 0BE

Description

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission dated 03/09/2018 (as amended) for “Demolition of existing boiler house and erection of a building to provide 26 residential units (C3 use) together with associated... Data via plota.co.uk

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Planning committee

Decided by Hackney Planning Sub-Committee on 19 Nov 2025.

Approved

  • Officers recommended approval because the amended scheme was acceptable in planning terms, including its design, housing, amenity, transport and sustainability.
  • Two objections raised concerns about neighbouring amenity, infrastructure, parking, construction noise and dust; two letters supported the application.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant permission, subject to conditions and a deed of variation to the unilateral undertaking.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Hackney's committee minutes of 19 Nov 2025.

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions variation sought for 2

    • VariationVariation of condition 2 (approved plans) (as amended) for “Demolition of existing boiler…This application2025/1821

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area: Hackney APA 3.1 Lea Valley -&nbsp
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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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Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street London E5 0BE
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2020/1976
2020
Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street London E5 0BE
Submission of details pursuant to condition 27 (Piling Method Statement) of planning perm…
2020/1904
2020
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2020/1890
2020
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2020/1594
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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
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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