68 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2026/1269 - Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed
Solar & renewables
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
18 Jun 2026
Postcode
E8 4LX
Type
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed

Description

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the installation of 8 solar photovoltaic panels at roof level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 4

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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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.
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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

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Erection of a full-width lower ground floor rear extension; the erection of a first floor…
2023/0836
2022 Approved
Refurbishment of 6 timber sash windows across front and rear elevations using new slim do…
2022/1883
2018 Approved
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2018/3293
2018 Approved
Erection of a single-storey outbuilding in the rear garden.
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
17 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 Walnut, crown reduce to previous points, approx. 1m T2-T3 Limes, re-pollard approx. 1m…
2025/2717
2025 Approved
40 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 Bay, reduce height by 2m, trim sides T2 Apple, reduce by 2m, balance crown T3 Birch li…
2025/2236
2025 Approved
15 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 Paulownia, reduce by 1m T2 Magnolia, reduce by 1m T3, T4 Apple, reduce by 1m All works…
2025/1646
2025 Approved
70 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Front garden T3 - Tilia sp Pollard canopy just above the last pollard cut
2025/1252
2025 Approved
70 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Rear garden T1 and T2 - Tilia sp - Reduce reshape canopy by removing 2m from branch ends.
2025/1070
2025 Approved
11 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 - Pear tree: General prune to tidy. T2 - Apple tree: Remove 50% of rose vine from tree…
2025/0299
2025 Approved
42 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 Ash, crown reduce 2m, remove deadwood, Vine and Ivy. Cyclical maintenance due to cavit…
2025/0047
2024 Approved
27 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Rear Garden: T2 Loquat, fell and grind. Client would like to replace with different tree.
2024/1967
2024 Approved
27 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Replacement of lower ground floor front sash window and associated works
2024/1739
2024 Approved
15 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 Paulownia , crown reduced by 1m T2 Magnolia, crown reduced by 1m T3, T4 Apple, crown r…
2024/1567
2024 Approved
27 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 Eucalyptus, overall crown reduction by 2m T2 Loquat, overall crown reduction by 1m T3…
2024/1357
2024 Approved
63 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NL
T1, T2: two 9m tall horse chestnuts in front garden. Reduce back to previous points, remo…
2024/0775
2024 Approved
65 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NL
9m tall ash tree in the back garden . Reduce back to previous points, removing 1-2m regro…
2024/0766
2024
1b Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NL
Erection of roof extension to create an additional storey and single storey ground floor…
2024/0091
2024
1c Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NL
Erection of roof extension to create an additional storey and single storey ground floor…
2024/0090
2024 Approved
17 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T5 Cherry, crown reduce by 1.5m T6 Olive, crown reduce by 1.5m T7 Fig, crown reduce by 1m…
2024/0053
2023 Approved
11 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1 - Front garden - Horse chestnut - reduce to most recent points, 1 -2 m from branch ends
2023/2597
2023 Approved
70 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Rear garden T1 - Almond tree (Prunus dulcis) - Dismantle and remove tree, grind stump to…
2023/2365
2023 Approved
25 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
T1, T2, Apples, reduce to previous points, approx. 0.5m T4, Plum, reduce to previous poin…
2023/2326
2023 Approved
33 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Gladitsia that I planted about 15 years ago. Structural engineer appointed by our buildin…
2023/2059
2016 Approved
17 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Rear garden Walnut - reduce crown by 30% in volume with cuts no bigger than 10cm 2 x rear…
2016/3615
2016 Withdrawn
12 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NN
Change of use of 1x1bed and 1x3 bed into a 1x4 single dwelling
2016/0701
2016 Approved
19 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Front garden Cherry - Remove and replace with a mature Cabbage Tree over 2m tall (as in a…
2016/0671
2016 Refused
72 - 74 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LY
Demolition and replacement of existing single-storery structure at the rear of the buildi…
2016/0397
2016 Approved
3 Malvern Road, Hackney, London, E8 3LT
Erection of single storey rear ground floor extension and replacment of rooflight with ro…
2016/0190
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