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2022/0225 - Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (development in accordance with approved plans) of planning permission ref dated 12/12/2020. Variations include: An additional storey of co-living accommodation to bring the number of rooms to 150; Increase in overall height by 80cm; Inclusion of early and late stage viability reviews in the s106; Amended internal floor to ceiling heights, including exposed soffits; Alterations to design of the facades to allow for the additional storey of co-living accommodation; Consolidation of communal amenity spaces for co-living accommodation including provision of a gym; Alterations to sizes and types of co-living rooms; A reduction in massing of south-western wing at seventh floor level; A new shared lobby at ground floor; Reduction in size of loading bay; Fire escape and secure cycle entrance to front elevation; Increase in commercial floorspace; Alterations to placement of smaller rooflights and increased size of southern rooflight with subsequent reduction in communal amenity space; Changes to glazing at top floor; Internal reconfiguration to allow for changes to cores, additional toilets, increased cycle and waste provision and plant room sizes; Removal of internal light wells; Lift and stair core raised to allow access to roof level; and External stairs from the seventh floor terraces realigned. [RECONSULTATION: The amended scheme includes an 80cm increase in height, an updated Daylight/Sunlight report, with an additional addendum, amended internal floor to ceiling heights and layouts, changes to elevations, and the inclusion of early and late stage viability reviews in the draft s106] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jan 2022
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Validated
5 Apr 2022
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Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Planning Sub-Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 49

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Associated applications 3

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    Conditions details submitted for 6 · variation sought for 2

Site constraints 9

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Quebec Wharf, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 ↗
Regent's Canal - Kingsland CAAC conservation area
Also Regent's Canal, Kingsland, Kingsland. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Whole of the London Borough of Hackney · Tech City (CAZ North) · Exemption Area (part 1). 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 ↗
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; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 48 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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
Removal/Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
E8 4DL
Received
31 Jan 2022
Validated
5 Apr 2022
Ward
Haggerston Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted - Extra Conditions
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Planning Sub-Committee
Applicant
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Agent
CMA Planning

Consultation & key dates

Committee
4 Dec 2024
Statutory expiry
24 Apr 2026
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