240B Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, N16 7UL Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2828 - Full Planning Permission Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Conversion of existing loft space to create a studio flat; installation of one rear window to third floor and four rooflights to side elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 24 Dec 2026, from Hackney's recent changes of use.

Documents 21

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Site constraints 4

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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Number 6, Lee House and Number 6a, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 ↗
Also on the record
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 24 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 7UL
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Shacklewell Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
EA Town Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Hackney usually decides changes of use by day 66.

Day 1749 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
12 Nov 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.