BAVARIA HOUSE, 13-14 Appold Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 2NB Data via plota.co.uk

P2026/2234/OBS - Observations to Adjoining Borough VALIDATED

Proposal

Request for a Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017) relating to a proposal for the demolition of the existing Bavaria House (including existing basement) and the construction of a hotel tower to provide the following: Hotel (Use Class C1); Total floorspace of approximately 34,295m2 (Gross Internal Area (GIA)); Extensive public realm enhancements including hard and soft landscaping; and Proposed basement extension. [Hackney Reference: ] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 6 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 77.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 17

Critical Drainage Group3_003Central Activities ZoneWestminster Pier to St Paul's Cathedral
3 Article 4 directions
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney · Exemption Area (part 1) · Hackney Central Activity Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Town centre: Shoreditch
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.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Conservation area 20 m away: Sun Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Critical Drainage Group3_003Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Central Activities ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Westminster Pier to St Paul's CathedralCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1229 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Heritage at risk 19 m away: Sun Street, City of London; Wider setting of protected view 8A.1 Westminster Pier to St Paul's Cathedral; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 34 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Islington
Application type
Observations to Adjoining Borough
Postcode
EC2A 2NB
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 78% of demolitions in Islington are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target
35%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Islington is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #260 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Islington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #132 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #260 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #241 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
499 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
1,488
Total decisions
167 refused in the year to March 2026