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

2023/2682Non-Material AmendmentPermitted

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning application 2016/0901 granted 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.Extent of variation: amendment to approved roof level plan and guardrail detail.

Received: 22 November 2023
Council: London Borough of Hackney
Ward: Hackney Downs Ward

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

ReceivedSubmitted22 Nov
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
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8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney89% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Kidzmania, Adjacent St James Church, 28 Powell Road, Hackney, London, E5 8DJ. Hackney has handled 679 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 22 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. 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

2023/2682

Address

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

Postcode

E5 8DJ

Local Authority

Hackney

Application Type

Non-Material Amendment

Scale / Size

Medium

Number of Dwellings

Decision Status

Permitted

Ward

Hackney Downs Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

22 November 2023

Date Submitted

22 November 2023

Planning Decision

Decision

Grant

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

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 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.

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