2 Westgate Street, Hackney, London, E8 3RN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1209 - Full Planning Permission Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Erection of a mansard-style roof extension to facilitate creation of a 1x1bed flat and a 1x2bed flat (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Hackney's recent extensions.

Documents 29

Plans & drawings 21

PDF RE-EXISTING-GROUND-FIRST-AND-SECOND-FLOOR-PLANS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING-BASEMENT-GROUND-AND-FIRST-FLOOR-PLANS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING-SECOND-FLOOR-AND-ROOF-PLANS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING-ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED-BASEMENT-GROUND-AND-FIRST-FLOOR-PLANS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING-SECTIONS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED-SECOND-FLOOR-THIRD-FLOOR-AND-ROOF-PLANS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED-ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED-ELEVATION Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED-SECTIONS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 510.R1 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CARBON OFFSETTING CONTRIBUTIONS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 100.R1 - EXISTING BASEMENT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 101.R1 - EXISTING SECOND FLOOR AND ROOF PLANS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 120.R1 - EXISTING ELEVATIONS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 140.R1 - EXISTING SECTIONS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 200.R1 - PROPOSED BASEMENT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 201.R1 - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR AND ROOF PLANS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 220.R1 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 221.R1 - PROPOSED ELEVATION.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 240.R1 - PROPOSED SECTIONS.pdf Drawing · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LocationPlan.pdf Site Location Plan · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Other · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Mare Street 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.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Mare Street, Hackney Central
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Trough Just North of Junction With Westgate Road, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin
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.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,135,000 in June 2024. Other property, freehold.

18 June 2024£1,135,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
29 July 2016£857,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E8 3RN
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
London Fields Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Cadoo Limited
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Hackney usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
979decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.