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Proof, Rooftop Bar, 274 Richmond Road, Hackney, London, E8 3QW

2005/0859Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 28 September 2005

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of part of the existing single storey building to 2 x one-bed flats (137sq.m) and the erection of additional Part 2 Storey and Part 3 storey extension to provide offices/conference/exhibition space and artists studios (B1) 1064sq.m floorspace, together with demolition of existing WC block and erection of a new WC Block and new front and rear external staircase to the main building, new gates and boundary fence.

Received
22 April 2005
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Queensbridge (O)
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.3 Jun
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided28 Sep

Decided in 146 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Proof, Rooftop Bar, 274 Richmond Road, Hackney, London, E8 3QW. Hackney has handled 2,737 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 15 weeks longer than Hackney's typical decision time. The site is in the Graham Road and Mapledene conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 2,859 applications in total for the E8 postcode area.

85% of full 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 3QW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Development type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 May 2005
Consultation expiry
3 June 2005
Consultation start
13 May 2005
Consultation end
3 June 2005
Target decision date
28 September 2005
Committee meeting
6 July 2005
Permission expires
28 September 2010

Planning decision

Statutory period
146 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Graham Road and MapledenePart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Hackney CentralPart of the site
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2005
    24 Nov

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (dustbin enclosures), 5 (cycle spaces) and 6 (roof plant…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2005/2777
  2. 2005
    22 Nov

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 7 (Tree Survey) of planning permission reference 2005/0859

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2005/2773
  3. 2005
    13 Oct

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission ref:2005/0859

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2005/2499
  4. 2005
    7 Oct

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (dustbin enclosures), 5 (cycle spaces) and 6 (roof plant…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions2005/2338
  5. 2005
    22 Apr

    Change of use of part of the existing single storey building to 2 x one-bed flats (137sq.m) and the erection…

    This applicationApprovedFull2005/0859

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2005
    13 Oct

    Discharge of conditions

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions2005/2417

Source: Hackney

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