B Selfish, 5 French Place, Hackney, London, E1 6JB
Proposal
Erection of two storey extension at third and fourth level, including a roof pavilion, together with external alterations to front and rear facade including new windows to provide 2x1 bed flats. Change of use of ground floor from B1 to part A1 (retail) and D1 (art gallery). Hours of opening from 08:00 -19:00 hours Monday to Saturday and 09:00-19:00 on Sunday.
- Received
- 2 January 2013
- Decided
- 3 June 2013 · Grant
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Haggerston Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted2 Jan
- ValidatedValidated5 Feb
- Consult.Consultation11 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Jun
Decided in 118 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at B Selfish, 5 French Place, Hackney, London, E1 6JB. 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 152 days, 11 weeks longer than Hackney's median. The site is in the South Shoreditch conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Haggerston Ward. We hold 2,071 applications in total for the E1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
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- Conservation area: South Shoreditch
- Article 4 direction: A4D Non-residential to residential+2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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