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Hackney Downs.

Hackney Downs sees an approval rate of 81% — 3 points above the Hackney average across 540 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 18.6%.[1]

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Hackney Downs · Hackney
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540
Applications 2000–19
Decided applications
81%
Approval rate
3pp above borough avg (79%)
18.6%
Refusal rate
23rd highest of 37
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Hackney planning records and committee minutes, 2000–19.
Ward overview

Hackney Downs recorded 540 substantive planning decisions over 2000–19, approving 81% of them — 3 percentage points above the Hackney borough average of 79%. Its refusal rate of 18.6% is 23rd highest of 37.

Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Reference
Address
Type
Outcome
Date
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%

Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.

At a glance[1]
WardHackney Downs
CouncilHackney
Applications540 (2000–19)
Approval rate81%
Refusal rate18.6%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
  1. [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Hackney planning register and published decision notices, 2000–19. · methodology
  2. [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
  3. [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
  4. [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.