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Unit E1, REAR OF 166 TO 178 Glyn Road, Hackney, London, E5 0JE

2026/1713Prior approval - new dwellingsRefused
Prior approval

Proposal

Prior Approval for change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to 23 x self-contained residential unit (Class C3) under Class MA

Received
7 August 2026
Decided
1 October 2026 · Refuse
Ward
Kings Park Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney86% of applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use at Unit E1, REAR OF 166 TO 178 Glyn Road, Hackney, London, E5 0JE. Hackney has handled 7 applications of this type and approves very few of them, typically deciding them in 51 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 4 days longer than Hackney's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Kings Park Ward. We hold 1,705 applications in total for the E5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/1713
Address
Unit E1, REAR OF 166 TO 178 Glyn Road, Hackney, London, E5 0JE
Postcode
E5 0JE
Local Authority
Hackney
Application Type
Prior approval - new dwellings
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Kings Park Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
1 October 2026
Date Submitted
7 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.553116, -0.040657
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Hackney

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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.

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© 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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