Planning application
2025/2647
68 Portland Avenue, Hackney, London, N16 6EA
Proposal
Construction of a new basement level and associated light wells and daylight shafts.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2647
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Hackney
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
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Construction of a new basement level and associated light wells and daylight shafts.
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2026/1232 Status unknown
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Erection of single storey side and rear extensions to existing office building, insertion of rooflights and excavation of basement and associated lightwell
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2025/2866 Granted
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2026/0178 Refused
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2026/0882 Status unknown
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In Hackney
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2026/1434 Status unknown
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2026/1418 Status unknown
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2026/1393 Status unknown
55 Linthorpe Road, Hackney, London, N16 5QT
Erection of a rear dormer; raising the ridge of the front main roof involving a front extension at second floor level; insertion of rooflights to the front and rear roof slope
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2026/1330 Status unknown
68 Portland Avenue, Hackney, London, N16 6EA
Construction of a new basement level and associated light wells and daylight shafts.
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2026/1272 Status unknown
15 Dericote Street, Hackney, London, E8 4PG
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