London Borough Of Hackney, RECTORY ROAD AREA OFFICE, 101 - 107 Farleigh Road, Hackney, London, N16 7TE Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1208 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Construction of 19 new residential dwellings (Class C3) with associated amenity space, cycle parking, refuse stores, hard and soft landscaping, play space, comprehensive improvements to public realm and other associated works. (reconsultation due to revised Daylight/Sunlight Assessment submission) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 May 2025
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Validated
28 May 2025
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Committee
19 Nov 2025
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Planning Sub-Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Hackney Planning Sub-Committee on 19 Nov 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the benefits, including 19 social-rented homes and improved public space, outweighed harm to some neighbours.
  • Two objections, one support letter and one neutral comment were received; additional objections raised loss of light, outlook and privacy.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant conditional permission, subject to completion of a unilateral undertaking.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Hackney's committee minutes of 19 Nov 2025.

Documents 50

Statements & assessments 22

PDF Biodiversity Matrix Document · 2 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Land contamination assessment Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity survey and report Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity survey and report Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity survey and report Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement-250523.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Child Friendly Impact Assessment_Planning.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Fire Statement Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Sustainability Statement-P02-250515.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF EnergyStatement-P02-250515.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment-P03-250515.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy and Maintenance Schedule_Rev02.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF FloodRiskAssessment_FINAL.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF R01-DH-Transport Statement 250513.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Noise and Vibration Report_Rev 01_250415.pdf Other · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement_Part5.pdf Design and Access Statement · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement_Part4.pdf Design and Access Statement · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement_Part3.pdf Design and Access Statement · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement_Part2.pdf Design and Access Statement · 27 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement_Part1.pdf Design and Access Statement · 27 May 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hackney built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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 7TE
Received
23 May 2025
Validated
28 May 2025
Ward
Stoke Newington Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted - Extra Conditions
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Sub-Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
HTA Design LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 464 days from validation, 286 days slower than Hackney's median of 178 for new homes. Approved, as 68% of new homes here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 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