HERE EAST Lesney Avenue, Hackney, London, E20 3BS
Approved on 17 December 2025
Council decision: Grant
Proposal
Prior-approval for the installation of a solar photovoltaic array on the roof of the BC Building under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
- Received
- 23 October 2025
- Council
- London Borough of Hackney
- Ward
- Hackney Wick Ward
- ReceivedReceived23 Oct
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Dec
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at HERE EAST Lesney Avenue, Hackney, London, E20 3BS. Hackney has handled 98 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 96 applications across Hackney Wick Ward. We hold 234 applications in total for the E20 postcode area.
72% of outline 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
- E20 3BS
- Application type
- Prior Notification - Commercial
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 23 October 2025
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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