Finsgate House, 5-7 Cranwood Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LH Data via plota.co.uk

25/00944/OBS - Observations from other Boroughs No Objections to OBS

Proposal

Consultation by London Borough of Hackney on a request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended), in respect of the demolition of existing buildings and structures on site, the construction of a 35-storey building containing 22,000sqm of coliving floorspace (sui generis) and a seven-storey building containing 6,000sqm of office floorspace (use class E) (LBH Ref: ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 4 Aug 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 4 Aug 2025.

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 2 Posts at Junction With City Road, Grade II, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 55 m away: Moorfields; National infrastructure project about 1717 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Heritage at risk about 55 m away: Moorfields; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), 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 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Observations from other Boroughs
Postcode
EC2Y 9BH
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Cripplegate
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Committee
7 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No
City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
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City of London decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #3 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 296
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #1 of 296
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #296 of 296
50%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Change of use approved
22 decided
460
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026