1&3 Albert Close, London , E9 7EX Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2025/1836
Date received
week of 25 Aug 2025
Decision date
week of 11 May 2026
Postcode
E9 7EX

Description

Construction of additional storey to Nos. 1 & 3 Albert Close and replacement of existing windows to No.3 Albert Close. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Hackney Planning Sub-Committee on 26 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extensions were suitably designed and would not cause significant harm to neighbours.
  • Residents objected to privacy, sunlight, roofline, overdevelopment and garden impacts, while supporters considered the scheme appropriate.
  • Members voted unanimously to grant planning permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Hackney's committee minutes of 26 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 63 m away: Regent's Canal; Registered park or garden about 193 m away: Victoria Park; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 18 September 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 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:
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