16 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1864 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed replacement of existing windows with double glazed timber sash and casement windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 26

Plans & drawings 21

PDF 16 a&b downs road london e5 8dd - 1 500 site plan.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 04.2.existing floor plans.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 04.3.existing roof plan.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 04.1.existing floor plans.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 05.1.existing elevations.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 06.proposed 3d views.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 07.2.proposed floor plans.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 07.1.proposed floor plans.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 05.2.existing elevations.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 03.existing 3d views.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 07.3.proposed roof plan.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 09.1.existing windows schedule.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 08.1.proposed elevations.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 08.2.proposed elevations.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 09.3.existing windows schedule.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 09.2.existing windows schedule.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 10.2.proposed windows schedule.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 10.1.proposed windows schedule.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 12.existing _ proposed windows timber casement details.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF bl_drg_3976_16 a&b downs road e5 8dd - 11.existing _ proposed timber sash windows details.pdf Drawing · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LocationPlan.pdf Site Location Plan · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Conservation area 44 m away: Clapton Pond; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E5 8DD
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Hackney Downs Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Bluelime

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Hackney's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 83% of extensions here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
1,140decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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