Hackney Council lists 25 planning applications
Applications include home extensions, shopfront changes and listed building works across the borough.
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Hackney Council has published a list of twenty-five planning applications received during the week of 19 September 2026. The applications cover a range of proposals across the borough, including extensions, alterations, changes of use, and works to listed buildings.
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Among the submitted applications is a proposal for a rear ground-floor extension at 138 Kingsland Road, E2 8DY. This application, reference 2026/1430, falls within a conservation area. Also in the E2 postcode district, an application seeks renovation of timber sash windows at Flat A, 2 Pearson Street, E2 8JD, involving the installation of slimline double glazing into existing sashes and the removal of secondary glazing.
Further applications in the E2 area include listed building consent for redecoration of timber elements to the chapel bell tower, re-gilding of the weather vane, repointing and repair works to almshouse chimneys, and cleaning and minor repairs to the chapel floor at the Geffrye Museum on Kingsland Road, E2 8EA. This application is reference 2026/1795.
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In the E8 postcode district, Hackney Council received an application for the installation of two air source heat pumps within an acoustic enclosure on the main roof at 57 Brownlow Road, E8 4NS. Another application, 2026/1828, proposes the conversion of an ancillary store to provide an additional residential unit at 154 Dalston Lane, E8 1NG.
The E9 postcode district includes an application for the erection of a three-storey rear extension at 170 Victoria Park Road, E9 7DH. Additionally, applications have been submitted for the erection of an external mounted heat pump unit and window to the ground floor elevation at Mission Apartments, Eastway, E9 5GZ, with a separate listed building consent application for the same works.
In N16, proposals include the replacement of existing shopfronts, erection of a single-storey extension for bin and bike stores, and the provision of new residential access at Santander, 139-143 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0NY. A separate application seeks the replacement of existing single glazed timber framed sash windows and rear doors with double glazed timber framed units at 63 Chardmore Road, N16 6JA.
Newham Council Application
Separately, Newham Council has received an application to convert a dwellinghouse at 13 White Road, Stratford, London E15 4HA, into a children's home for up to two children aged 11-17. This application seeks a certificate of lawful development for the change in use.
Newham Council also listed other applications, including proposals for home extensions and loft conversions in areas such as East Ham, Forest Gate, and Manor Park. One application at Thames Wharf, Dock Road, Silvertown, E16 1AF, is for the temporary change of use of existing buildings as an event space for up to six events until 31 December 2026.
Questions this report answers
+How many planning applications did Hackney Council receive?
Hackney Council received twenty-five planning applications for the week of 19 September 2026. These applications cover a variety of proposals including extensions, alterations, and changes of use across the borough.
+What kind of work is proposed at 138 Kingsland Road?
At 138 Kingsland Road, E2 8DY, the planning application proposes the erection of a rear ground-floor extension. This application was listed by Hackney Council for the week of 19 September 2026.
+What is proposed for 13 White Road in Stratford?
Newham Council received an application to convert the dwellinghouse at 13 White Road, Stratford, E15 4HA, into a children's home. The proposal is for a home that can accommodate up to two children aged 11-17.
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