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Stylistic, 32 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DB

2023/1243Prior approval - new dwellingsRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Prior approval under Class MA of the GPDO for a change of use ground floor from retail (use class E) to one self-contained residential units (use class C3).

Received
25 May 2023
Decided
19 July 2023 · Refuse
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hackney Downs Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received25 May
  2. Validated25 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney72% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a change of use at Stylistic, 32 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DB. Hackney has handled 99 applications of this type and approves 64% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 55 days. There has been 1 other application 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
2023/1243
Address
Stylistic, 32 Downs Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DB
Postcode
E5 8DB
Local Authority
Hackney
Application Type
Prior approval - new dwellings
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Final Decision
Ward
Hackney Downs Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
25 May 2023
Date Decided
19 July 2023
Date Validated
25 May 2023
Date Submitted
25 May 2023
Application Expires
20 July 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
51.555893, -0.055827
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hackney

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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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© 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.

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