Former Great Eastern Buildings Reading Lane, Hackney, London, E8 1DR
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission granted on 05/06/2015 (ref:2014/1460) for a residential-led redevelopment of the site by changing the wording of conditions 3, 4, 16, 17, 27, 34 and 35
- Received
- 23 June 2015
- Decided
- 23 July 2015 · Grant
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Hackney Central Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted23 Jun
- ValidatedValidated23 Jun
- Consult.Consultation1 Jul
- TargetTarget Date1 Jul
- DecidedDecided23 Jul
Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to amend a permission at Former Great Eastern Buildings Reading Lane, Hackney, London, E8 1DR. Hackney has handled 679 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Hackney's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Hackney Central Ward. We hold 2,826 applications in total for the E8 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
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Associated applications
- 201523 Jun
Non-material amendment to planning permission granted on 05/06/2015 (ref:2014/1460
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment2015/2240 - 201517 Jun
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 8 (demolition and construction method statement, Environmental…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside2015/2138
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Hackney Central
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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