216 Richmond Road, Hackney, London, E8 3QN Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2026/1871 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Trees & landscaping
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
week of 31 Aug 2026
Decision date
week of 28 Sept 2026
Postcode
E8 3QN
Type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification

Description

T1 Lime, lift crown to 3.5m, thin canopy by 25%, cut back from property by 2m. Cyclical maintenance. T2 Pride of India, cut back from property and neighbour's garden by approx. 2m. Cyclical maintenance. T3 Rhus, fell to ground level. Tree is moving at the root plate. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 7

Graham Road and Mapledene conservation area
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.
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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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 131-141, Richmond Road E8, Grade II, about 37 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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; Designated open space about 30 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 October 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £2,676,000 in August 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 August 2019£2,676,000
12 May 2014£1,950,000
24 October 2003£485,000
13 November 1996£153,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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2019 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear extension at upper ground floor level
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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
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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
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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

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