Land To The South Of Saw Mill Way And East Of Timberwharf Road Consisting Of A Nursery, Car Yard And… Data via plota.co.uk

2024/1724 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 5 storey (above basement) building comprising a 4-form entry nursery, and primary school (F1) for up to 720 pupils with associated facilities and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Aug 2024
✓
Validated
31 Oct 2024
✗
Refused
29 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 43

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Article 4 direction
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: Hackney APA 3.1 Lea Valley -&nbsp
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.
Council record ↗
Special protection area 198 m away: Lee Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
SSSI 198 m away: Walthamstow Reservoirs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Hackney
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
8 Aug 2024
Validated
31 Oct 2024
Ward
Springfield Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jan 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
29 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Decided · 19 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3371079 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eade Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 514 days from validation, 437 days slower than Hackney's median of 77 for demolitions. Refused, as 20% of demolitions here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Hackney in the last twelve months, from validation. Hackney decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Jan 2025
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