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

Pending 2026/1864 - Full Planning Permission
Extensions & alterations
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
9 Sept 2026
Postcode
E5 8DD
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

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

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 55.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
87,260decided 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 2

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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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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23 May 2026Approved

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Flat D, 85 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DS
Installation of 2nos. roof lights to front roof slope (street elevation).
2025/1509
2024 Approved
Flat C, 6 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DD
Proposed rear dormer roof extension and insertion of velux windows into front roof slope.
2024/2826
2024 Approved
Flat 4, 4 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DD
Replacement of existing single glazed timber windows with double glazed timber windows to…
2024/2355
2023
107 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DA
Demolition of existing car repair workshop and redevelopment of the rear of the site to p…
2023/1273
2022 Approved
93 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DS
Replacement of windows and doors with timber sash windows/casement windows and timber doo…
2022/0571
2021 Approved
Ground Floor Flat, 12 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DD
Erection of single-storey detached garden outbuilding within the rear garden together wit…
2021/3616
2021 Approved
Ground Floor Flat, 12 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DD
Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding and boundary treatment alterations
2021/2098
2020 Approved
Flat 2, 155 Clarence Road London E5 8EE
Erection of a balcony and balustrades to rear at first floor level and replacement of a w…
2020/1973
2020 Approved
Flat C, 79 Cricketfield Road Hackney London E5 8NR
Construction of a rear roof terrace at first floor level over the existing outrigger exte…
2020/1793
2020 Approved
7 Heyworth Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DR
Erection of single storey rear extension at ground storey; works to fenestration to inclu…
2020/1209
2020 Refused
Flat C, 79 Cricketfield Road, Hackney, London, E5 8NR
Construction of a rear roof terrace at first floor level over the existing outrigger exte…
2020/0816
2020
1 Queensdown Road London E5 8NN
Erection of mansard roof extension with 2 nos. front dormers and internal alterations to…
2020/1324
2020 Withdrawn
The Cyprus Upholstery, Ground Floor, 163 Clarence Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EE
Change of use of ground floor unit from Use Class B1c to Use Class A3
2020/1122
2020 Approved
Clapton Methodist Church Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DA
Front garden: T1 London Plane - reduce to previous pruning points approx 4-5m reduction…
2020/0033
2019 Approved
107 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DA
Demolition of existing car repair workshop and redevelopment of the rear of the site to p…
2019/3322
2019 Refused
Flat A, 169 Clarence Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EE
Erection of a rear roof extension, extension above the existing two storey outrigger and…
2019/2946
2019 Approved
First Floor And Second Floor And Attic Floor Flat, 102 Cricketfield Road, Hackney, London, E5 8NS
An increase in the size of the existing rear dormer. Improvements within the rear wall of…
2019/2754
2019 Approved
155 Clarence Road, Hackney,
Change use of retail (A1) floorspace at basement and ground floor levels to residential (…
2019/0939
2019 Approved
102 Cricketfield Road, Hackney, London, E5 8NS
Rear alterations including replacement of a rear window with French doors and a glazed pa…
2019/0891
2018 Refused
169 Clarence Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EE
Excavation of basement and front and rear lightwells to facilitate conversion of ground f…
2018/4558
2017 Approved
5 Powell Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DJ
Erection of a side return extension following the demolition of a existing conservatory a…
2017/0139
2016 Approved
1 Powell Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DJ
Erection of a three storey building with one ground floor level office unit (Use Class B1…
2016/2271
2016 Approved
63 Cricketfield Road, Hackney, London, E5 8NR
Erection of two-storey rear/side extension at lower and upper ground floor levels incorpo…
2016/1598
2016 Approved
102 Cricketfield Road, Hackney, London, E5 8NS
Erection of part single, part two-storey rear extensions at ground and first floor levels…
2016/1510
2016 Refused
1 Queensdown Road, Hackney,
Change of use and conversion from 8-bed supported housing facility (C2 use class) to seve…
2016/0929
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
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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