Chunky Chips Wicked Dips, 4 Hartwell Street, Hackney, London, E8 3DU Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/1892 - Full Planning Permission
Change of useCommercial premises
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
9 Sept 2026
Postcode
E8 3DU
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Use of car park/container store as an outdoor food market for a temporary period (expiring 31 March 2030). Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 55.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
86,483decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Hackney to go on. Hackney decision record →

Site constraints 5

Dalston Lane (West) conservation area
Also Dalston Lane (West). 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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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 ↗
Town centre: Dalston
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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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Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Use of car park/container store as an outdoor food market for a temporary three year peri…
2024/0930
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Nearby activity

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2024/0909
2023 Approved
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2023/0401
2023 Refused
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2022
7 Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, E8 3DF
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2022/3005
2022 Approved
9a Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, E8 3DF
Erection of roof extension and dormer window to allow a loft conversion, elevational alte…
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2019 Approved
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2020 Approved
Unit 4, Dalston Junction Interchange Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, London , E8 3DF
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign at fascia level, and hanging projectin…
2020/3732
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Installationofinternall illuminated fascia sign at fascia level, and hanging projecting s…
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2020 Approved
Unit 90, Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street, Hackney, London, E8 2LZ
Installation of a 1m x 1m smoke vent in the top floor window in the communal stairwell; a…
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15 Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, E8 3DF
Installation of new powder coated metal railings (1.8m high with 2.4m high end posts) pos…
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Snackbar London Limited, 20 Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, E8 3AZ
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24 - 30 Dalston Lane, Hackney, London, E8 3AZ
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2017 Withdrawn
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2017/1944
2016 Approved
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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