WATERSMEET PLACE Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2JH Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/1572
Council
Hackney 2.4/10
Date received
week of 21 Sept 2026
Postcode
N4 2JH
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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Hackney's recent full applications.

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Hackney usually decides full applications by day 65.

Day 1352 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
41%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
500decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Conservation area about 11 m away: Stoke Newington Reservoirs, Filter Beds and New River
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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: John Scott Health Centre at Woodberry Down, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
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; Metropolitan Open Land about 12 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 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 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

2024 Refused
The proposed works would consist of crown thinning of around 20-25% of the crown branches…
2024/1721
2023 Withdrawn
The proposed works would consist of crown thinning of around 20-25% of the crown branches…
2023/2529
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
JOHN SCOTT HEALTH CENTRE Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2NU
T1 - Sycamore - Remove major deadwood. There is major deadwood present within the crown…
2021/3447
2020 Approved
Finsbury Park Synagogue, 220 Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2NT
T3 - Lime - Remove major dead wood and crown lift to 3 metres. This work is necessary due…
2020/1349
2018 Approved
289 Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2TU
Erection of lower ground floor rear extensions to the north and south (side) elevations…
2018/4600
2018 Withdrawn
1-8 Bransby House Green Lanes London N4 2NX
NMA
2018/3557
2017 Approved
222 Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2JG
Front garden T1 - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut Tree) Crown thin up to 20%, redu…
2017/3063
2017 Approved
291a Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2TU
Erection of single-storey roof extension to create new third floor level with projecting…
2017/1149
2016 Approved
297a Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2ES
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 2016/2597 dated 06/09/2016 comprising…
2016/4733
2016 Approved
Bransby House Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2NX
Replacement of existing timber-framed windows and doors with Rosewood woodgrain foiled UP…
2016/2958
2016 Approved
297a Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N4 2ES
Erection of a pitched roof with front gable detail above the existing bay window and erec…
2016/2597
2016 Withdrawn
297A Green Lanes London N4 2ES
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2015/4472 to erect half width parapet wall…
2016/2220
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
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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