Site at Unit 12, 278 Hackney Road, London, E2 7SJ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided PA/25/01272/NC
Council
Tower Hamlets 3.9/10
Date received
around 8 Sept 2025
Date validated
8 Sept 2025
Postcode
E2 7SJ

Description

Proposed extension of opening hours for Unit 12, for the continued use of the basement as a works... Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 7

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cattle Trough, Grade II, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 11 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Tower Hamlets 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 ↗
Conservation area about 5 m away: Hackney Road
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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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 Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project about 1808 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023
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Within ~100m

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Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tower Hamlets is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #207 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tower Hamlets decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #167 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #207 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #167 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
67 decided
998
Total decisions
164 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings