BAVARIA HOUSE, 13-14 Appold Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 2NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01181/OBS - Observations from other Boroughs Under Consideration
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Consultation by London Borough of Hackney on Request for a Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017) relating to a proposal for the demolition of the existing Bavaria House (including existing basement) and the construction of a hotel tower to provide the following: Hotel (Use Class C1); Total floorspace of approximately 34,295m2 (Gross Internal Area (GIA)); Extensive public realm enhancements including hard and soft landscaping; and Proposed basement extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 2 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 77.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION EMAIL Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF APPLICATION LETTER Other · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 15

3 Article 4 directions
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney · Exemption Area (part 1) · Hackney Central Activity Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 ↗
Town centre: Shoreditch
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Conservation area 22 m away: Sun Street
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.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1230 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Heritage at risk 21 m away: Sun Street, City of London; Wider setting of protected view 8A.1 Westminster Pier to St Paul's Cathedral; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 249 m away: Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital; Inside the Hackney built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 34 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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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Important details

Council
City of London
Application type
Observations from other Boroughs
Postcode
EC2A 2EH
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Bishopsgate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 73% of commercial premises in City of London are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target
38%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
105decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by City of London in the last twelve months, from validation. City of London decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Committee
5 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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City of London
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#71 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions

City of London is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #1 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 84% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 100% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

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for householder decisions
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City of London decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #3 of 296
100%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #1 of 296
100%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #1 of 296
84%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #296 of 296
50%
Minor dwellings approved
4 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Change of use approved
22 decided
460
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings