78 Lawford Road, Hackney, London, N1 5BL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of a metal railing fence with a metal gate to the front boundary. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 10 with distances
- 40 m21-35 Northchurch TerraceGrade II
- 56 m17 and 19, Northchurch Road N1Grade II
- 64 m21-27, Northchurch Road N1Grade II
- 90 mWalls Around Churchyard of St Peter, With GatesGrade II
- 104 m29-35, Northchurch Road N1Grade II
- 116 mChurch of St PeterGrade II
- 119 m10, Northchurch Terrace N1Grade II
- 131 m37 and 39, Northchurch Road N1Grade II
- 134 m85, Mortimer Road N1Grade II
- 148 m75-85, De Beauvoir Road N1Grade II
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Hackney
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- N1 5BL
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- De Beauvoir Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Grant
- Decision date
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 251 days from validation, 195 days slower than Hackney's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 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.
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