Ethiopian Orthodox Church Of St Mary Zion, 229 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EG
Proposal
Erection of rear extension with external alterations including the front facade.
- Received
- 17 March 2025
- Decided
- 19 September 2025 · Grant
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Hackney Downs Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted17 Mar
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided19 Sep
Decided in 186 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Ethiopian Orthodox Church Of St Mary Zion, 229 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 8EG. Hackney has handled 2,741 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 77 days. This one was decided in 186 days, 16 weeks longer than Hackney's median. The site is in the Clapton Pond conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202510 Jun
G1- A group of Sycamore trees, at Grid reference 534808
ApprovedTrees2025/1339 - 20248 May
Installation of eighteen rooflights within six roof openings.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2024/0978 - 20234 Dec
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref 2011/3486
RefusedNon-material amendment2023/2797 - 201113 Dec
Change of use from night club (sui generic) to a place of worship with ancillary youth and community centre…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission2011/3486 - 20117 Feb
Change of use from night club (sui generis) to a place of workship ancillary youth and community centre…
WithdrawnFull Planning Permission2011/0365
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Clapton Pond
- Article 4 direction: London borough of Hackney
- 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 (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
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