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253, 253a & 255, Kingsland House, 255 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London, E2 8AN

2023/2864Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of use of part of ground floor and the upper floor levels of the property from a hostel (sui generis) to a hotel (class C1)

Received
13 December 2023
Ward
Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received13 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
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8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 253, 253a & 255, Kingsland House, 255 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London, E2 8AN. Hackney has handled 2,741 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 77 days. It was submitted on 13 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Kingsland conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 161 applications across Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward. We hold 658 applications in total for the E2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2023/2864
Address
253, 253a & 255, Kingsland House, 255 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London, E2 8AN
Postcode
E2 8AN
Local Authority
Hackney
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
13 December 2023
Date Submitted
13 December 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.534300, -0.077541
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: Kingsland
  • Listed building: Grade I: Church of St ColumbaOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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