Cansu Minimarket, 22 Englefield Road, Hackney, London, N1 4JU Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1802 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Replacement of first floor front window with timber framed door, removal of first floor pitched roof element and installation of railing to facilitate use as a roof terrace; elevational alterations (part-retrospective application) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
17 Sept 2025
✗
Refused
12 Nov 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
29 May 2026

Refused on 12 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Cansu Minimarket Premises licence · in force since 24 Nov 2005 Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00 (Sun 22:30)

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 6

De Beauvoir 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 ↗
4 Article 4 directions
De Beauvoir Conservation Area (article 4 direction area) · De Beauvoir Priority Industrial Area · Priority Industrial Area - De Beauvoir · Whole of the London Borough of Hackney. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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 ↗
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
N1 4JU
Received
7 Aug 2025
Validated
17 Sept 2025
Ward
De Beauvoir Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
12 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 29 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002844 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
SDMC Conultants Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 16% of extensions here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
1,130decided 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
12 Nov 2025
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