Planning application
2026/0255
137 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SX
Proposal
Proposed renewal of the roof slates; the installation of 2no. Conservation roof lights to the front and rear roofs; a rooflight to the rear outrigger roof; a new sash window to the side elevation; a new high level window to the stairwell above the rear outrigger; replacement of the existing upvc windows with new timber sash windows at first and second floors.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0255
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 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 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
Within 500 metres
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2026/0681 Granted
137 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SX
Proposed erection of a rear ground floor extension at ground floor and basement level, enlarged rear light well, replacement of the existing UPVC windows with new timber sash windows at ground floor and basement.
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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.
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2025/2530 Granted
124 Wilberforce Road, Hackney, London, N4 2SU
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.
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2026/0012 Refused
3 Cobble Mews, Hackney, London, N5 2LN
Erection of rear dormer and installation of two front rooflights
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2026/0044 Status unknown
3 Cobble Mews, Hackney, London, N5 2LN
Erection of rear dormer and installation of two rooflights at front roofslope
Other householder applications
In Hackney
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2026/1434 Status unknown
36 Hawksley Road, Hackney, London, N16 0TJ
Erection of a single storey extension above existing rear outrigger roof.
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2026/1418 Status unknown
81 Winston Road, Hackney, London, N16 9LN
Erection of a dormer roof extension to the rear outrigger roof slope including one obscure-glazed side window with opening parts above 1.7m from internal finished floor level and 1 x rooflight.
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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
Lower ground floor rear extension, new windows, internal alterations including internal wall insulation to external walls