227C Brooke Road, Hackney, London, E5 8AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of premises as multi-use events space and venue (Use Class Sui Generis) (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 23
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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Important details
- Council
- Hackney
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- E5 8AB
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hackney Downs Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Kempton and Alexander Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 13 days slower than Hackney's median of 64 for changes of use. Refused, as 35% of changes of use here are.
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
- 20 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
21 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.
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.
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