18 Grand Union Crescent, Hackney, London, E8 4TR Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2026/1448 - Householder Planning
Extensions & alterations
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
31 Jul 2026
Decision date
13 Sept 2026
Postcode
E8 4TR
Type
Householder Planning

Description

Erection of a rear roof dormer extension Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 11 days faster than Hackney's median of 55 for householder applications. Approved, as 90% of householder applications here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
31,203decided in the last year

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Site constraints 3

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.
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Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
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Inside the Hackney built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023
Proposed works: Erection of a single storey rear extension and bike store in the front ya…
2023/1720
2023 Withdrawn
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Nearby activity

2025
134b Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4NF
Listed Building Consent for retrospective works to remove internal wall and installation…
2025/2741
2025 Approved
14 Grand Union Crescent, Hackney, London, E8 4TR
Single storey rear extension that is 6m in depth. Eaves height of 3m. Green roof is set i…
2025/0381
2024 Approved
77 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NH
In the back of my rear garden I have an Ash tree. I want to fell the tree in its entirety.
2024/0710
2023 Approved
102 Brougham Road, Hackney, London, E8 4PA
Erection of mansard roof extension.
2023/0877
2022 Approved
104 Brougham Road, Hackney, London, E8 4PA
Erection of mansard design roof extension
2022/2991
2022 Approved
158 Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4NF
Trees located on the front garden: T1 – Large Ailanthus (tree of Heaven) - Reduce crown h…
2022/0261
2022 Approved
77 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NH
Rear garden - T1- Fraxinus - Reduce by 30% approximately 3 - 4M from branch ends.
2022/0693
2022 Approved
48 Grand Union Crescent, Hackney, London, E8 4TR
Erection of rear extension at ground floor level; erection of rear roof dormer with assoc…
2022/0136
2021 Approved
Flat B, 136 Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4NF
Listed building consent for internal alterations relating to a new opening in the existin…
2021/1909
2020 Approved
Flat Second Floor, 128 Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4NF
Replacement of existing rooflights (4 no) with conservation style rooflights CR3-3 (measu…
2020/3121
2021 Approved
16 Grand Union Crescent, Hackney, London, E8 4TR
Construction of bin and bike stores in the front garden, construction of a garden shed in…
2021/0446
2021
114 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NH
Erection of first floor rear extension and erection of mansard roof extension to form add…
2021/0206
2020 Withdrawn
1 Dublin Avenue, Hackney, London, E8 4TP
Replacement of the existing timber windows with UPVC windows.
2020/4180
2020 Approved
16 Grand Union Crescent, Hackney, London, E8 4TR
Construction of a s ingle storey, 6 metre deep rear extension with a height of 3 metres…
2020/3347
2020
16 Grand Union Crescent London E8 4TR
Single storey, 6 metre deep rear extension
2020/2408
2019 Approved
Land Adjacent 97 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NH
Erection of a two-storey building to provide a self-contained dwelling (use class C3) wit…
2019/1289
2018 Refused
128b Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4NF
Installation of 5 rooflights on the inward facing slopes of the butterfly roof
2018/4279
2018 Refused
128b Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4NF
Installation of 5 rooflights on the inward facing slopes of the butterfly roof
2018/4272
2018 Withdrawn
128 B Lansdowne Drive Hackney London E8 4NF
Installation of 5 Velux rooflights (retrospective)
2018/3603
2018 Refused
Land Adjacent 97 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NH
Erection of a two-storey three-bedroom dwellinghouse with associated cycle and refuse sto…
2018/1783
2018 Approved
102 Brougham Road, Hackney, London, E8 4PA
Erection of extensions at ground floor level to the rear/side and other associated extern…
2018/1210
2018 Refused
Land Adjacent 97 Shrubland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4NH
Erection of a three-storey five-bedroom dwellinghouse with associated cycle and refuse st…
2018/0030
2017 Approved
92 Brougham Road, Hackney, London, E8 4PB
Erection of a single-storey ground floor rear extension, roof extension to create an addi…
2017/2866
2017 Approved
150 Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4NF
Erection of rear extension with sloping roof light to accommodate stairs, rear elevation…
2017/2424
2024 Approved
48 Grand Union Crescent, Hackney, London, E8 4TR
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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
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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