531 Hackney Road, London, E2 9ED
Approved on 6 March 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
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Proposal
Temporary installation (9 Months) of an externally illuminated static advertisement positioned on Hackney Road , measuring 9.2m x 5m integrated within scaffold shroud with a replica façade treatment across the scaffolded elevations.
- Received
- 12 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bethnal Green West
- Agent
- Metropolis Planning
- ReceivedReceived12 Jan
- ValidatedValidated12 Jan
- Consult.Consultation19 Feb
- TargetTarget Date9 Mar
- DecidedDecided6 Mar
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 531 Hackney Road, London, E2 9ED. Tower Hamlets has handled 263 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Tower Hamlets's typical decision time. The site is in the Hackney Road conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Bethnal Green West. We hold 910 applications in total for the E2 postcode area.
85% of advertising applications at London Borough of Tower Hamlets were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- E2 9ED
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 19 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 19 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Metropolis Planning
- Agent address
- 20-22 Wenlock Road, Suite LP59350, London, N1 7GU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 19 February 2026
- Site notice start
- 29 January 2026
- Site notice end
- 19 February 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Hackney RoadPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Cambridge Heath 1
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Tower Hamlets
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