27, Ridley Road, Hackney, E8 2NP

2026/0855Prior ApprovalRefused

Proposal

Prior Approval (Class MA) for change of use of the lower ground floor and ground floor from Commercial (Class E) to 2 x self contained residential units (Class C3) 

Received: 20 April 2026
Decided: 15 June 2026
Council: London Borough of Hackney

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted20 Apr
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided15 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney60% of prior approval applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use at 27, Ridley Road, Hackney, E8 2NP. Hackney has handled 35 applications of this type and approves 60% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 135 applications across Dalston Ward. We hold 2,826 applications in total for the E8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

2026/0855

Address

27, Ridley Road, Hackney, E8 2NP

Postcode

E8 2NP

Local Authority

Hackney

Application Type

Prior Approval

Decision Status

Rejected

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

15 June 2026

Date Submitted

20 April 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.548344, -0.073486

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hackney

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Planning history at this site

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Article 4 direction: Dalston Major Town Centre+1 more
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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