201 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EG
Proposal
Prior notification for change of use of the basement and ground floors from Class A1 (Shops) to Class A3 (Restaurants/Cafés)
- Received
- 18 February 2014
- Decided
- 17 March 2016 · Withdrawn Decision
- Decision level
- Withdrawn-Council
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Hackney Downs Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Feb
- ValidatedValidated18 Feb
- Consult.Consultation14 Mar
- TargetTarget Date8 Apr
- DecidedDecided17 Mar
Decided in 758 days (council typically 56)
This is an outline application for a change of use at 201 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EG. Hackney has handled 99 applications of this type and approves 64% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 18 February 2014 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Clapton Pond conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202518 Dec
Installation of Smart Hub Unit with integrated digital screens
RefusedFull Planning Permission2025/2799 - 202517 Dec
Installation of Smart Hub Unit with integrated digital screens
RefusedApplication2025/2781 - 20139 May
Display of new fascia advertisement
ApprovedAdvertisement consent2013/1752 - 201315 Apr
Use of basement and ground floor as a retail premises (Class A1) use, and installation of new shopfront.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2013/1272
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.
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