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

2026/2012 - Full Planning Permission Consultation/Publicity
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of ground-floor commercial unit (Class E) to Adult Gaming Centre (Sui-generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 28 Dec 2026, from Hackney's recent changes of use.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 2

PDF R001v4 - Planning Statement - September 2026.pdf Design and Access Statement · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 2AE5.RP.01.02 Noise Assessment.pdf Other · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF L002v2 - Management Plan - September 2026.pdf Other · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 139-143 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0PG - Plans.pdf Drawing · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF form_1_cil_additional_information.pdf Other · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Entrance lodges, gates and railings to Abney Park Cemetery, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 8 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 ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 21 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.
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.
Registered park or garden about 11 m away: Abney Park Cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
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
Heritage at risk about 11 m away: Abney Park Cemetery; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Designated open space about 9 m away; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 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 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 0PG
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Stoke Newington Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Hackney usually decides changes of use by day 66.

Day 1353 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
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
16 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Refused
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2024
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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings