Galaxy Ltd, 253 Well Street, Hackney, London, E9 6RG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of part of the commercial unit on the ground floor from use Class E to one residential flat use Class C3 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 19 Oct 2026; it is now day 124.
Documents 8
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 6
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Sales history 3
Last sold for £350,000 in December 2005. Flat or maisonette, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 124, past the statutory target. 58% of changes of use in Hackney are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 18 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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.
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