The Nightingale Estate, London, E5 8QH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1097 - Non-Material Amendment Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning application dated 08/09/2024, comprising: changes to the swing of the Worsley Grove courtyard gate and the gate between courtyard and community garden; courtyard fence changed from PPC to ‘invisible green’, a revised community garden fence layout, narrowing of defensible planting along Worsley Grove, the community centre and community garden; revised courtyard planting arrangement; change to Midhurst Way planting; inclusion of condition 9 biodiversity enhancements; inclusion of condition 12 photovoltaic panels; and inclusion of Condition 13 bin, bike and air source heat pump construction layouts. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 May 2026
✓
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Nov 2026.

Site constraints 8

Article 4 direction
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 16 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 October 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, 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
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
E5 8QH
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Hackney Downs Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
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