2A Garnham Street, Hackney, London, N16 7JB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1538 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Use of integral garage as habitable accommodation in association with ground floor flat (Use Class C3) and associated facade alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 27

Plans & drawings 19

PDF Elevation (Side) - Proposed_included_in_Elevation (Front) - Proposed.pdf Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevation (Rear) - Proposed_included_in_Elevation (Front) - Proposed.pdf Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)026_Proposed Elevations.pdf Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)025_Proposed Roof Plan.pdf Roof Plan (Proposed) · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)024_Proposed Third Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)023_Proposed Second Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)022_Proposed First Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)021_Proposed Ground Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevation (Side) - Existing_included_in_Elevation (Front) - Existing.pdf Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)020_Proposed Site Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevation (Rear) - Existing_included_in_Elevation (Front) - Existing.pdf Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)016_Existing Elevations.pdf Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)015_Existing Roof Plan.pdf Roof Plan (Existing) · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)014_Existing Third Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)013_Existing Second Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)012_Existing First Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)011_Existing Ground Floor Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)010_Existing Site Plan.pdf Plans · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF A1532_(SK)000_Site Location Plan.pdf Site Location Plan · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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 ↗
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.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 108 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.
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gates to Number 187 and Wall to South, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
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 about 109 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; Town centre about 7 m away: Stoke Newington.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
N16 7JB
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Stoke Newington Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 11 days faster than Hackney's median of 66 for changes of use. Approved, as 64% of changes of use here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
5%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Sept 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.