Flat A, 1 Northwold Road, Hackney, London, N16 7HL Data via plota.co.uk

Refused 2026/1279 - Full Planning Permission
Extensions & alterations
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
18 Jul 2026
Decision date
13 Sept 2026
Postcode
N16 7HL
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Proposed roof extension and 2 no. side rooflights Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 13% of full applications here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
54,582decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Hackney to go on. Hackney decision record →

Site constraints 4

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.
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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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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
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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
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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