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Hackney Empire Theatre, Hackney Empire, 289 - 291 Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8 1EJ

2001/0755Advertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 29 January 2003

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of externally illuminated sign & adaptable structures incorporating readograph signs and tensioned fabric signs

Received
6 February 2001
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chatham (L)
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated7 May
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Jan

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Hackney Empire Theatre, Hackney Empire, 289 - 291 Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8 1EJ. Hackney has handled 334 applications of this type. This one was decided in 722 days, 95 weeks longer than Hackney's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Hall Square conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 2,859 applications in total for the E8 postcode area.

65% of advertising applications at London Borough of Hackney were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
E8 1EJ
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Development type
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hackney & Dalston Neighbourhood

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 May 2003
Consultation expiry
16 July 2001
Consultation start
16 July 2001
Consultation end
16 July 2001
Permission expires
29 January 2008

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Town Hall Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 4, Sylvester Path E8On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: A4D Non-residential to residential+3 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    12 Sep

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (lighting) attached to planning application number 2013/2019

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/3087
  2. 2013
    27 Jun

    Full Planning Permission

    WithdrawnFull Planning Permission2013/2166
  3. 2013
    25 Jun

    Repair and maintenance to include: external fabric repairs; removal of buddleia on top of building; front of…

    ApprovedListed building consent2013/2088
  4. 2013
    24 Jun

    Installation of lighting system to buidling's facade and upgrade of lighting at street level, to Mare Street…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission2013/2091
  5. 2013
    24 Jun

    Listed building consent

    WithdrawnListed building consent2013/2089
  6. 2001
    12 Mar

    Details of archaeological survey in compliance with Condition 04 of Planning Permission Ref. South/306/99/LB

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2001/0545

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