107 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DA
Proposal
Prior notification for change of use from offices (B1a) at part-first and second floor level to residential (C3) comprising 1 x 1 bedroom flat and 1 x 2 bedroom flat.
- Received
- 19 November 2013
- Decided
- 15 January 2014 · Approval Not Required
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Hackney Downs Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated20 Nov
- Consult.Consultation16 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided15 Jan
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
This is an outline application for a change of use at 107 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DA. Hackney has handled 99 applications of this type and approves 64% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the Clapton Pond conservation area. There have been 3 other applications 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.
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Publicity
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20235 Jun
Demolition of existing car repair workshop and redevelopment of the rear of the site to provide a two-storey…
PendingFull Planning Permission2023/1273 - 200920 Oct
Demolition of the existing building (whilst retaining the front elevation).
RefusedConservation Area Consent2009/2345 - 200915 Oct
Demolition of existing building (retaining front elevation) and erection of a five storey building (at…
RefusedFull Planning Permission2009/2282
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Clapton PondPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: London borough of Hackney+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.
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