9 Clapton Terrace, Hackney, London, E5 9BW Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2026/1597 - Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification
Date received
9 Sept 2026
Postcode
E5 9BW
Type
Works to a Tree in Conservation Area Notification

Description

Leyland Cypress in rear garden: Remove to ground level and replace with more suitable species. Heavily pruned; low amenity value; recently lost major limb on the back of the tree; blocks light to adjacent gardens. In order to ensure there is no long term loss of amenity value as required by S.197 of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) and to adhere to the Hackney Local Plan 2033 policy LP51 B, a replacement tree will be planted in a publicly visible part of the rear garden. The new tree will be Standard size (8-10 cm) girth, 3.0–3.5m height, a native species or one known to provide benefits to local wildlife, climate resilient, and a species which is not considered invasive in Hackney. The replacement tree shall be planted during the planting season at the time of felling (end October - end March) or during the next immediately available planting season. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 4

Clapton Common 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 ↗
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 ↗
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

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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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