4 Hartwell Street, Hackney, London, E8 3DU
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings on site and erection of buildings between 1 and 9 storeys in height comprising 79 residential units (17 x 1 bed, 46 x 2 bed and 16 x 3 beds) together with 527sq.m of B1 (office) space at basement level and 584sq.m of flexible B1/A1/A2 and A3 (office, retail and cafe/restaurant) space at ground floor level, associated landscaping, cycle spaces and 2 disabled spaces.
- Received
- 15 August 2013
- Decided
- 29 November 2013 · Withdrawn Decision
- Decision level
- Withdrawn-Applicant
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Dalston Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted15 Aug
- ValidatedValidated4 Sep
- Consult.Consultation9 Oct
- TargetTarget Date20 Nov
- DecidedDecided29 Nov
Decided in 86 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at 4 Hartwell Street, Hackney, London, E8 3DU. 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 106 days, 4 weeks longer than Hackney's median. The site is in the Dalston Lane (West) conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 135 applications across Dalston Ward. We hold 2,826 applications in total for the E8 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201730 Jan
Demolition of existing structures and erection of 3 buildings of 3, 7 and 8 storeys accommodating 36…
PendingFull Planning Permission2017/0320 - 201522 May
Discharge of conditions 9 (noise management plan) and 10 (acoustic report) of planning permission 2015/0171
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2015/1806 - 201516 Jan
Use of car park/container store as an outdoor food market on Friday and Saturdays between the hours of 17:00…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2015/0171
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dalston Lane (West)
- Article 4 direction: Dalston+1 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.
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