Planning application
Basement And Ground Floor, 23 Hackney Road, Hackney, London, E2 7NX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Existing use of the premises as a self-contained dwelling (use class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2025/2640
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2640
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward
- Postcode
- E2 7NX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hackney register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0382 Granted
Basement And Ground Floor, 23 Hackney Road, Hackney, London, E2 7NX
Existing use of the premises as a self-contained dwelling (use class C3).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Hackney
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this refusal means
Hackney refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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