Planning application
124 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SU
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement of existing timber framed windows with double glazed timber framed windows to front and rear elevations; and the erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension and rooflights.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2530
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2530
- Type
- Householder Planning
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Brownswood Ward
- Postcode
- N4 2SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hackney register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0110 Granted
124 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SU
Non material amendment to planning permission Ref. 2025/2530 dated 08/01/2026 comprising the addition of one rooflight at the rear.
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2025/2231 Granted
124 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SU
The works relate to two plants which have become overgrown and are beginning to cause issues for neighbouring properties. Neither have a TPO. Rear garden – large overgrown palm (palmetto) - Approximately 6m tall, non-woody trunk. - Now encroaching on the boundary and blocking light to the adjoining property. - Parts of the plant are already dying back. Proposal: remove the palm completely and replant with a smaller shrub more appropriate to the setting. Front garden – common elder shrub (sambucus) - An elder that has grown well beyond normal shrub scale and now forms a small tree. - Located close to the boundary wall and footpath. Proposal: reduce by 50%. Up to 4m from branch tips These works are intended to tidy and improve the front and rear gardens and have minimal impact on the public realm.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Hackney
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2026/0110 Granted
124 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SU
Non material amendment to planning permission Ref. 2025/2530 dated 08/01/2026 comprising the addition of one rooflight at the rear.
What this grant of permission means
Hackney granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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124 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SU
Non material amendment to planning permission Ref. 2025/2530 dated 08/01/2026 comprising the addition of one rooflight at the rear.
Granted Amendments Loft or dormer -
124 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SU
The works relate to two plants which have become overgrown and are beginning to cause issues for neighbouring properties. Neither have a TPO. Rear garden – large overgrown palm (palmetto) - Approximately 6m tall, non-woody trunk. - Now encroaching on the boundary and blocking light to the adjoining property. - Parts of the plant are already dying back. Proposal: remove the palm completely and replant with a smaller shrub more appropriate to the setting. Front garden – common elder shrub (sambucus) - An elder that has grown well beyond normal shrub scale and now forms a small tree. - Located close to the boundary wall and footpath. Proposal: reduce by 50%. Up to 4m from branch tips These works are intended to tidy and improve the front and rear gardens and have minimal impact on the public realm.
Granted TreesSmall domestic -
99 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JU
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Granted Full applications Windows or glazing -
99 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JU
Raising external walls of existing rear addition, construction of rear infill extension, replacement of existing windows in rear extension, installation of front and side rooflights and associated works.
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 -
Ground Floor Flat, 109 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JU
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (drainage) attached to planning permission ref 2025/1485 dated 20/08/2025
Granted Conditions -
109 Finsbury Park Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JU
T1 - Sycamore - ( Acer pseudoplatanus. ) Crown reduction by 2.5m in height and 2m in lateral growth, leaving the tree a standing height of 6m T2 - Cherry - ( Prunus avium. ) Crown reduction by 2m in height and 1.5m in lateral growth, leaving the tree a standing height of 5m
Granted Trees
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