Santander, 139 - 143 Stoke Newington High Street, Hackney, London, N16 0NY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1880 - Full Planning Permission Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Replacement of existing shopfront, together with the erection of a single-storey extension facilitating bin and bike stores, and the provision of a new residential access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Nov 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Hackney's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 15

Plans & drawings 13

PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-150 001 existing section aa.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-050 004 proposed rear elevation.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-050 003 proposed front elevation.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-050 002 existing rear elevation.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-050 001 existing front elevation.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-100 004 existing roof plan.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-100 002 existing ground floor plan.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-100 005 prop ground floor.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-100 006 prop first floor.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-100 003 existing first floor plan.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-150 002 proposed section aa.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-100 007 prop roof plan.pdf Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 stoke newington high st n16 0pg - for planning 2026 07 30-100 001 site and location plans.pdf Site Location Plan · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: The Rochester Castle Public House
List entry 1096116 · 15 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Stoke Newington 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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Stoke Newington High Street District Town Centre · Stoke Newington District Centre · 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.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Town centre: Stoke Newington
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Local nature reserve 206 m away: Abney Park Cemetery
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 206 m away: Abney Park Cemetery; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 13 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,400,000 in October 2021. Other property, freehold.

4 October 2021£1,400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 December 2018£1,160,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
N16 0NY
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Stoke Newington Ward
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Simply Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 56 of the 56-day target. Hackney usually decides commercial and major works by day 87.

Day 5631 days to the predicted decision (day 87)
17%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.