Ion House 1-3 Sheep Lane London E8 4QS
Proposal
Observations requested by London Borough of Hackney for Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part 2, part 5 and part 7, plus basement to provide 3,165sqm of office floorspace (Use Class B1) at basement ground and first floorlevel and 40 residential dwellings on the upper floors with 7 x 1 bed, 23 x 2 bed and 10 x 3 bed, together with associated amenity space, refuse storage and cycle parking facilities
- Received
- 17 November 2016
- Decided
- 11 July 2017 · No Objection (Observations Applications)
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- ReceivedSubmitted17 Nov
- ValidatedValidated17 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Dec
- DecidedDecided11 Jul
Decided in 236 days
This is a planning application for demolition at Ion House 1-3 Sheep Lane London E8 4QS. Tower Hamlets has handled 5,575 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 236 days, 26 weeks longer than Tower Hamlets's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,826 applications in total for the E8 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Hackney Central
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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