Unit B, 7 Long Street, Hackney, London, E2 8GS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) to confirm lawful use of the site as Class E Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 26 Nov 2026.
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
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Checked on 21 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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