Unit 103, 7 - 27 Drysdale Street, Hackney, London, N1 6ND Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0872 - Full Planning Permission Refused
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the existing unit from Class E (commercial office) to a self-contained two-bedroom dwelling (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
28 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
22 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DN-Full Planning Refusal Final Decision Notice · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design and Access Statement REV A Design and Access Statement · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.173_Timberyard - Design and Access Statement REV A.pdf Design and Access Statement · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF 3D-Plan-Views Drawing · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing-and-Proposed-Plans Drawing · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site-Location-Plan Site Location Plan · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and Proposed Plans Plans · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.173_02A - Existing and Proposed Plans.pdf Drawing · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.173_03A - 3D Plan Views.pdf Drawing · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 26.173_02 - Existing and Proposed Plans.pdf Drawing · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LocationPlan.pdf Site Location Plan · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Small-Sites-Car-Free-Development-Agreement Other · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Attachment from Email (l.fitchie@forty-onecd.co.uk) Document · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF form_1_cil_additional_information.pdf Other · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

3 Article 4 directions
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney · Tech City (CAZ North) · Exemption Area (part 1). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Conservation area about 16 m away: South Shoreditch
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Court House and Police Station, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project about 1237 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Town centre about 49 m away: Shoreditch.
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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
N1 6ND
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Forty-One Consult & Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 10 days faster than Hackney's median of 66 for changes of use. Refused, as 36% 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
22 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Withdrawn
Change the use of 88.35 sqm commercial unit from use class B1 to C3 1 x 2 bedroom residen…
2021/0004
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Printed advertising display (6.1m X 4.5m) set within a building mural surround.
2025/2313
2025 Approved
Jobcentreplus, 28 - 36 Drysdale Street, Hackney, London, N1 6LT
Installation of roof mounted solar panels and condenser units and associated works.
2025/1235
2024 Refused
28 - 30 Hoxton Square, Hackney, London, N1 6NN
The installation of roof-mounted diesel generator within an acoustic enclosure.
2024/0036
2023 Approved
73 Drysdale Street, Hackney, London, N1 6ND
Change of use of existing live/work unit from sui generis to Use Class C3 (residential).
2023/2788
2022 Withdrawn
33 - 34 Hoxton Square, Hackney, London, N1 6NN
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign.
2022/2461
2022 Approved
341-345 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LL
Insertion of new windows at first to third floor levels on the eastern elevation includin…
2022/2185
2022 Approved
Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Change of use from Class E to a hot food takeaway (sui generis), including ventilation sy…
2022/0390
2022 Approved
Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Installation of 1 x externally illuminated fascia sign, 1 x projecting sign and an awning.
2022/0741
2021 Approved
1 - 3 Mundy Street, Hackney, London, N1 6QT
Renovation of B1 office space, alterations and replacement windows
2021/2141
2021 Approved
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Minor alterations to WCs areas, entrance hall and adjacent rooms including introduction o…
2021/2826
2021 Approved
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Change of use for part of building from offices (Use Class E) to bar/café (Sui Generis) w…
2021/2825
2021 Approved
Black Opium Coffee Shop, 362 - 364 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Installation of a new passenger lift to internal courtyard.
2021/0567
2021 Refused
370 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Proposal to erect a temporary decorative scaffold shroud screen advertisement comprising…
2021/1887
2021 Approved
Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, Courthouse Hotel, 335 - 337 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LL
Adapting the southern part of the roof of the new rear block into a fully accessible and…
2021/1260
2021 Approved
Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, Courthouse Hotel, 335 - 337 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LL
Adapting the southern part of the roof of the new rear block into a fully accessible and…
2021/1259
2020 Approved
Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Change of use of the premises from retail - sandwich bar (Use class E) to a hot food take…
2020/3537
2020 Withdrawn
Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Demolition of unused first floor and erection of a Advertisement board. * Please note tha…
2020/3540
2020 Refused
Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, Courthouse Hotel, 335 - 337 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LL
Adapting the southern part of the roof of the new rear block into a fully accessible and…
2020/3832
2020 Refused
Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, Courthouse Hotel, 335 - 337 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LL
Adapting the southern part of the roof of the new rear block into a fully accessible and…
2020/3842
2020 Refused
Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Erect a Advertisement hoarding above the building that sits in-between the adjoining prem…
2020/3707
2016 Approved
83 Drysdale Street, Hackney, London, N1 6ND
Change of use from live / work (sui generis) to a self-contained dwelling (Use Class C3).
2016/3471
2016 Approved
7 - 27 Drysdale Street, Hackney, London, N1 6ND
Erection of a part one, part two storey roof extension to existing building to create 7 n…
2016/1813
2016 Approved
117 Drysdale Street, Hackney, London, N1 6ND
Erection of a single storey extension within internal courtyard
2016/1839
2016 Approved
347 - 349 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LP
Installation of non-illuminated fascia sign
2016/2486
2016 Approved
347 - 349 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LP
Ground floor elevation alterations at the south west of the site
2016/2481
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