Planning application · Hackney
2025/1395.
ALDWYCH COURT, 39 Middleton Road, Hackney, London, E8 4BJ
Full / Other Planning at ALDWYCH COURT, 39 Middleton Road, Hackney, London, E8 4BJ, received 17 Jun 2025 — refused on 16 Oct 2025 (delegated, Bronte Donato).
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Refused
Outcome
16 Oct 2025
17 wks
Decision time
9 wks over the 8-week target
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Conditions
not captured
13
Documents
13 linked
1
Objections
not captured
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Hackney planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application
What is it?
Replacement of all existing timber windows, with new uPVC windows of the exact same design and size.
Reference
2025/1395
Type
Full Planning Permission
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Council
Received
17 Jun 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Target date
21 Oct 2025
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Final Decision
Premises record
Council register
Reference
2025/1395
Type
Full Planning Permission
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Council
Received
17 Jun 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Target date
21 Oct 2025
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Final Decision
Premises record
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
View
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 16 Oct 2025, delegated decision by Bronte Donato — 17 weeks from submission (9 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
17 Jun 2025
Application received
26 Aug 2025
Application validated
21 Oct 2025
Statutory target date
16 Oct 2025
Delegated decision: Refused · Bronte Donato
17 Jun 2025
Application received
26 Aug 2025
Application validated
21 Oct 2025
Statutory target date
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16 Oct 2025
Delegated decision: Refused · Bronte Donato
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
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The proposed uPVC windows, by reason of their materials and detailed design, are
unsympathetic and out of keeping with the original building, resulting in an overly regular,
plainer appearance, with much thicker and more obtrusive glazing bars, resulting in
unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the subject property and the
terrace it forms part of. As such, the proposed development is contrary to policies D1
(London’s form, character and capacity for growth) and D3 (Optimising site capacity
through the design-led approach) D4 (Good design) and HC1 (Heritage conservation and
growth) of the London Plan (2021), policies LP1 (Design Quality and Local Character),
LP4 (Non-designated Heritage Assets) and LP17 (Housing Design) of the Hackney Local
Plan (2020) and Hackney's Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD (2009).
1
The proposed uPVC windows, by reason of their materials and detailed design, are
unsympathetic and out of keeping with the original building, resulting in an overly regular,
plainer appearance, with much thicker and more obtrusive glazing bars, resulting in
unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the subject property and the
terrace it forms part of. As such, the proposed development is contrary to policies D1
(London’s form, character and capacity for growth) and D3 (Optimising site capacity
through the design-led approach) D4 (Good design) and HC1 (Heritage conservation and
growth) of the London Plan (2021), policies LP1 (Design Quality and Local Character),
LP4 (Non-designated Heritage Assets) and LP17 (Housing Design) of the Hackney Local
Plan (2020) and Hackney's Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD (2009).
Public response
Measure
Count
Objections
1
Objections
1
People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent as stated on the application
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent as stated on the application
Case officer — delegated decision
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.