Planning application
2025/2245
20 Alexandra Grove, Hackney, London, N4 2LF
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate (existing) to confirm lawful use of the building as 8 separate flats
As published by the council, reference 2025/2245
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Hackney
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
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2026/0928 Status unknown
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2026/0696 Status unknown
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Rear outbuilding
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2026/0949 Status unknown
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2025/2684 Refused
19 Gloucester Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2LE
Erection of a two storey/ part three storey, plus basement, 4-bed detached dwelling (Use Class C3) and creation of a new pedestrian access through 19 Gloucester Drive with associated alterations.
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2026/0839 Status unknown
Flat A, 36 Gloucester Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2LN
Approval of details pursuant to condition, 3 (Drainage/ Suds) of planning permission 2025/1781 dated 18/02/2026
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2026/1177 Status unknown
70 Gloucester Drive, Hackney, London, N4 2LN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (Swift boxes) of planning permission 2024/0168 dated 11/02/2024
Other lawful development applications
In Hackney
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2026/1431 Status unknown
36 Hawksley Road, Hackney, London, N16 0TJ
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the construction of a rear 'L shaped' roof dormer ( two-storeys over the rear outrigger) and the installation of 3 x rooflights.
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2026/1294 Status unknown
29 Walford Road, Hackney, London, N16 8EF
(none)
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2026/1275 Status unknown
Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 418 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London, E8 4AA
Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm works associated with planning permission 2021/3329 constitute implementation.
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2026/1269 Status unknown
68 Albion Drive, Hackney, London, E8 4LX
Prior Approval for the installation of solar photovoltaic panels on a flat roof under schedule 2, Part 14 Class A.
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2026/1229 Status unknown
55 Linthorpe Road, Hackney, London, N16 5QT
Proposed erection of rear dormer.