Planning application
2026/0078
8 Elrington Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BJ
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for the Change of Use: C3 Residential to C4 residential small house in multiple occupation (HMO) and air source heat pump (ASHP).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0078
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
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
Within 500 metres
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2025/2510 Granted
2 Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 3EZ
T1: Eucalyptus - Reduce height by 3m, reduce over extended limbs on roadside by 2-3m, crown raise by 2m on pavement side, reduce branches on car park side away from BT wires by 2m. T2: Cherry - Remove deadwood. T3: Lime - reduce height by 2m back to previous pruning points, remove deadwood and thin by 20%. T4: Cherry - Remove deadwood. T5: Robinia/False Acacia - reduce by 1.5-2m back to previous pruning point, remove deadwood, thin internal canopy by 20%, crown lift by 1.5- 2m on roadside to height of street light. T6: Strawberry Tree - Crown lift over path to allow 2m clearance for pedestrians.
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2026/0734 Status unknown
Flat 5, 2 Lansdowne Drive, Hackney, London, E8 3EZ
Removal of the existing ground floor window to be replaced with a new french double door at the ground floor. Works to fix and make good the internal and external interface for the new doors.
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2025/2716 Granted
3 Wilton Way, Hackney, London, E8 3EE
T1 - Robinia - Crown reduce size by approx 1.5 - 2m from branch tips all round to shape and contain. T2 - Olive. Reduce height by approx 2m to encourage more lateral growth.
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2026/0193 Granted
Flat 5, 23 - 25 Wilton Way, Hackney, London, E8 3EE
New window to the ground floor rear of the host property. The new window will match in appearance the existing windows of the building.
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2026/0280 Granted
82 Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
T1 Cherry, Crown reduce by 0.5m. Cyclical maintenance. T2 Pagoda Tree, Fell, tree half dead due to Honey Fungus. T4 Eucalyptus, Crown reduce to previous points. Cyclical maintenance.
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2025/2308 Granted
107 Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
Enlargement of existing rear dormer extension
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.