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Basement Flat, 4 Northfield Road, London, N16 5RN

2026/1849Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/ProposedPending Decision
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) as a single self-contained dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

Received
27 August 2026
Ward
Springfield Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received27 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Hackney92% of certificate of lawful development existing/proposed applications approved

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Basement Flat, 4 Northfield Road, London, N16 5RN. Hackney has handled 33 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 27 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded 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
2026/1849
Address
Basement Flat, 4 Northfield Road, London, N16 5RN
Postcode
N16 5RN
Local Authority
Hackney
Application Type
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed
Decision Status
Undecided
Ward
Springfield Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted
27 August 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.572773, -0.075242
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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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