42, Northfield Road, Hackney, N16 5RN

2026/1013Prior Approval: Larger Home ExtensionPermitted

Proposal

Erection of a 6m deep by 3m high at the eave rear extension. 

Received: 12 May 2026
Decided: 23 June 2026
Council: London Borough of Hackney

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted12 May
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Jun

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney95% of prior approval: larger home extension applications approved

This is a planning application for a rear extension at 42, Northfield Road, Hackney, N16 5RN. Hackney has handled 41 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 42 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across Springfield Ward. We hold 1,371 applications in total for the N16 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

2026/1013

Address

42, Northfield Road, Hackney, N16 5RN

Postcode

N16 5RN

Local Authority

Hackney

Application Type

Prior Approval: Larger Home Extension

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

23 June 2026

Date Submitted

12 May 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.572872, -0.076129

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hackney

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Associated applications

2026
19 May
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 5 (Sustainable Drainage) and 6 (Flooding) attached to planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside2026/1073
2026
12 May
Erection of a 6m deep by 3m high at the eave rear extension. 
This applicationApprovedPrior Approval: Larger Home Extension2026/1013

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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