48 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EP
Refused on 6 March 2015
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of the first, second and third floor levels of the property to a mixed B1 and D2 use.
- Received
- 10 December 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward
- ReceivedReceived10 Dec
- ValidatedValidated12 Jan
- Consult.Consultation12 Mar
- TargetTarget Date23 Feb
- DecidedDecided6 Mar
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 48 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EP. Hackney has handled 2,737 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than Hackney's typical decision time. The site is in the South Shoreditch conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 153 applications across Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward. We hold 1,204 applications in total for the EC2A 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
- EC2A 3EP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 January 2015
- Consultation expiry
- 12 March 2015
- Consultation start
- 14 January 2015
- Consultation end
- 12 March 2015
- Target decision date
- 23 February 2015
- Application expires
- 9 March 2015
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 26 January 2015
- Site notice start
- 26 January 2015
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: South Shoreditch
- 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 (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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201421 Aug
Change of use of the first, second and third floor levels of the property to a mix use of B1 and D2 uses.
RefusedFull Planning Permission2014/2719 - 201419 Aug
Change of use of the basement and ground floor from retail (use class A1) to financial and professional…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2014/2688 - 201230 Oct
Retention of five wall mounted air conditioning units on the rear of the building at first floor level.
ApprovedAmendment2012/3357
Source: Hackney
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Nearby applications
- 48 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EP2014/2688 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 48 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EP2014/2719 · FullRefused0.0 mi
- 48 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EP2012/3357 · AmendmentApproved0.0 mi
- 74 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3JL2013/0818 · ConditionsRefused0.0 mi
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