Kidzmania, Adjacent St James Church, 28 Powell Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DJ

2023/0406Discharge of ConditionPermitted

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition 18 (signage) attached to planning permission 2016/0901 dated 07/04/2017 for the demolition of existing childrens indoor play area on site and erection of a 4 storey building (plus basement) comprising 424sqm of D2 (Leisure) floorspace and 21 residential flats (comprising 3 x 1 bed, 12 x 2 bed and 6 x 3 bed) with associated cycle parking and landscaping.

Received: 16 February 2023
Decided: 6 April 2023 · Grant
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Hackney
Ward: Hackney Downs Ward

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted16 Feb
ValidatedValidated16 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided6 Apr

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney97% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to discharge conditions at Kidzmania, Adjacent St James Church, 28 Powell Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DJ. Hackney has handled 1,078 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 75 days. This one was decided in 49 days, 4 weeks quicker than Hackney's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 11 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.

Application Details

Reference

2023/0406

Address

Kidzmania, Adjacent St James Church, 28 Powell Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DJ

Postcode

E5 8DJ

Local Authority

Hackney

Application Type

Discharge of Condition

Scale / Size

Medium

Number of Dwellings

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Final Decision

Ward

Hackney Downs Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

16 February 2023

Date Decided

6 April 2023

Date Validated

16 February 2023

Date Submitted

16 February 2023

Application Expires

13 April 2023

Planning Decision

Decision

Grant

Decided By

Delegated

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

51.556650, -0.056778

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hackney

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

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
Brownfield land register: 28 Powell Road E5 8DJRegister site at or near this address
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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

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