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Grace Lodge, 181 Clarence Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EE

2011/1465Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Erection of a mansard roof extension; and conversion of public house at ground floor and nine bedsits on the first and second floors to commercial (Use Classes A1, A2, A3 and A4) on the ground floor and 6x1 bed and 1x3 bed residential units (Use Class C3) at first, second and third floors.

Received
4 June 2011
Decided
30 March 2012 · Grant
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hackney Downs Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received4 Jun
  2. Validated28 Jun
  3. Consult.18 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 276 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for an extension at Grace Lodge, 181 Clarence Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EE. Hackney has handled 2,741 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 77 days. This one was decided in 300 days, 32 weeks longer than Hackney's median. The site is in the Clapton Pond conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Hackney Downs Ward. We hold 1,705 applications in total for the E5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2011/1465
Address
Grace Lodge, 181 Clarence Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EE
Postcode
E5 8EE
Local Authority
Hackney
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Development Type
Residential Conversion
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Final Decision
Ward
Hackney Downs Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 June 2011
Consultation Expiry
18 August 2011
Date Decided
30 March 2012
Date Validated
28 June 2011
Date Submitted
4 June 2011
Consultation Start
28 July 2011
Consultation End
18 August 2011
Last Date for Comments
29 August 2011
Permission Expires
30 March 2015

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
12
Coordinates
51.555720, -0.056224
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hackney

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Associated applications

  1. 2011
    4 Jun

    Erection of a mansard roof extension; and conversion of public house at ground floor and nine bedsits on the…

    This applicationApprovedFull2011/1465
  2. 2011
    4 Jun

    Demolition of existing attached two storey staircase structure (on Downs Road) in association with planning…

    ApprovedConservation Area ConsentRelated2011/1496

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Clapton Pond
  • Article 4 direction: A4D Non-residential to residential+2 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 (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.

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

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