Planning application
Launderette, 253 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, N16 7UN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from laundrette (Use Class E) to residential (C3) to enlarge the existing dwelling located to the rear of the unit, alongside associated external alterations.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2429
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2429
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Stoke Newington Ward
- Postcode
- N16 7UN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hackney register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1157 Status unknown
Launderette, 253 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, N16 7UN
Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to enlarge the existing dwelling located to the rear of the unit, alongside associated external alterations.
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2025/2098 Withdrawn
Launderette, 253 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, N16 7UN
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use involving the incorporation of the vacant ground floor commercial unit (formerly Use Class E) into the existing residential flat (Use Class C3) to form an enlarged single dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Hackney
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this refusal means
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Launderette, 253 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, N16 7UN
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed change of use involving the incorporation of the vacant ground floor commercial unit (formerly Use Class E) into the existing residential flat (Use Class C3) to form an enlarged single dwelling.
Withdrawn Lawful developmentDomestic -
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Granted Conditions -
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