70 Digby Road, Hackney, London, E9 6HX Data via plota.co.uk

Refused 2026/1527 - Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed
Extensions & alterations
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
29 Jul 2026
Decision date
13 Sept 2026
Postcode
E9 6HX
Type
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed

Description

Certificate of Lawfulness for the installation of new cavity barriers and replacement of external tiles to the north elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 4 days faster than Hackney's median of 50 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 15% of lawful development certificates here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,862decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Hackney to go on. Hackney decision record →

Site constraints 4

Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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.
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 11 September 2026. 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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
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2019/4408
2018 Approved
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Nearby activity

2023
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2023/1875
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2020
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2020
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2020/1461
2019 Approved
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2019/4460
2019 Approved
City Of London Couriers, Unit A, 67 - 69 Digby Road, Hackney, London, E9 6HX
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2018 Approved
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2016 Refused
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Hackney
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#256 of 296 councils
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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