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7A Sylvester Road London E8 1EP

2013/3039Full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved

Council decision: Granted 05-11-2013Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use of second floor from office (class B1) to a 1-bed self contained residential unit (class C3); installation of extract vent and boiler flue on eastern elevation at second floor level.

Received
10 September 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hackney Central (K)
  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.9 Oct
  4. Target22 Oct
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 7A Sylvester Road London E8 1EP. Hackney has handled 2,737 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 September 2013 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Town Hall Square conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,860 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 1EP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2013
Consultation expiry
9 October 2013
Consultation start
17 September 2013
Consultation end
9 October 2013
Permission expires
5 November 2016

Planning decision

Decision
Granted 05-11-2013
Statutory period
35 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Town Hall Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: Circle HouseOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Hackney Central+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 (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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Source: Hackney

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