Planning application
2026/0689
Ground Floor Rear, 3 Belfast Road, Hackney, London, N16 6UN
Proposal
Existing use of the premises as a social club (Use Class E/F2)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0689
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
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 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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2025/2796 Status unknown
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Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of the premises as 4 x dwellings (Use Class C3) in basement and first floor (Use Class C3) and existing ground floor and part of basement as Use Class E
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2026/0729 Status unknown
40 Belfast Road, Hackney, London, N16 6UH
Replacement of windows at basement and ground floor from uVPC and timber windows with double glazed timber windows and replace rear ground window with French door
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2026/0142 Granted
82 Alkham Road, Hackney, London, N16 6XF
Lawful Development Certificate for erection of rear outrigger extension
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2026/0183 Granted
82 Alkham Road, Hackney, London, N16 6XF
Proposed rear dormer extension
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2025/2771 Granted
85 Alkham Road, Hackney, London, N16 6XD
Erection of a rear roof extension
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2025/2089 Refused
85 Alkham Road, Hackney, London, N16 6XD
Erection of a single storey ground floor wrap around rear extension including a Sukkah rooflight
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.