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40 Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, E5 9QD

2023/1546Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from 6 Bedroom HMO C4 to 10 Bedroom Sui Generis HMO, timber bike enclosure and new bin store.

Received
6 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
LBD
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated26 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 40 Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, E5 9QD. Hackney has handled 2,737 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 July 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,742 applications in total for the E5 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
E5 9QD
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 July 2023
Application expires
20 September 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Article 4 direction: London borough of Hackney
  • 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.

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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Hackney

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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