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Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT

2020/3537Full Planning PermissionPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use of the premises from retail - sandwich bar (Use class E) to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and installation of extraction flue.

Received
16 November 2020
Decided
30 March 2021 · Granted - Extra Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received16 Nov
  2. Validated21 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 99 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT. Hackney has handled 2,741 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 77 days. This one was decided in 134 days, 8 weeks longer than Hackney's median. The site is in the South Shoreditch conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 161 applications across Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward. We hold 1,012 applications in total for the EC1V postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2020/3537
Address
Whatchamacallit's, 360 Old Street, Hackney, London, EC1V 9LT
Postcode
EC1V 9LT
Local Authority
Hackney
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Final Decision
Ward
Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
16 November 2020
Date Decided
30 March 2021
Date Validated
21 December 2020
Date Submitted
16 November 2020
Application Expires
30 March 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted - Extra Conditions
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
99 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
11
Coordinates
51.527080, -0.079703
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hackney

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    16 Nov

    Change of use of the premises from retail - sandwich bar (Use class E) to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis)…

    This applicationApprovedFull2020/3537
  2. 2020
    16 Nov

    Demolition of unused first floor and erection of a Advertisement board. * Please note that due to the cyber…

    WithdrawnFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside2020/3540

Planning 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 (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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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