Postcode record · Hackney
EC2A 4JB.
EC2A 4JB has 42 known premises and 30 planning records — 23 approved of 28 decided (82.1%). 4 EPC records.
Postcode EC2A 4JB · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther31 on the map — every match
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42
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
30
Applications
28 decided
82.1%
Approval rate
23 approved · 5 refused
4
EPC records
ratings C 2 · D 2
31
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property
What is it?
EC2A 4JB has 42 known premises and 30 planning records — 23 approved of 28 decided (82.1%). 4 EPC records.
Premises (18 of 42 shown)
Name
Details
UPRN 10008242316
UPRN 10008242317
UPRN 10008242318
UPRN 10008245567
UPRN 10008245568
UPRN 10008276475
UPRN 10008276477
UPRN 10008293573
UPRN 10008301559
UPRN 10008301560
UPRN 10008242316
UPRN 10008242317
UPRN 10008242318
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UPRN 10008245567
UPRN 10008245568
UPRN 10008276475
UPRN 10008276477
UPRN 10008293573
UPRN 10008301559
UPRN 10008301560
Planning
What happened?
30 planning applications across the postcode; 23 approved of 28 decided (82.1%). Latest 30 shown.
Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Installation of first floor window in side elevation of rear extension and associated external works (retrospective)
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2022-12-22
Prior Approval for Change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to 3 Residential dwellings (Class C3).
18 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Prior Notification - Commercial
Refused
2022-08-18
Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 (Recording) attached to planning permission 2019/0470 dated 02/05/2019.
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Discharge of Condition
Approved
2020-11-06
Erection of additional storey at third floor level; erection of three storey rear extension at first, second and third floor levels; changes to the shopfront; creation of first floor rear terrace with privacy screen; erection of extract flue to rear; to facilitate the creation of a self-contained re
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2019-02-07
External alterations including the provision of a second entrance door and changes to windows on ground floor front elevation.
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2017-06-14
Excavation to create basement with internal lightwell, alterations to existing shopfront with replacement of windows and addition of window at ground floor level within rear elevation.
15 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Applicant ` David Zetland Settlement Trust · Agent Brooks/Murray Architects · Officer Muhammad Saleem
Full Planning Permission
Approved
2017-04-19
Submission of detail pursuant to condition 4 (detailed drawings) attached to planning permission 2014/3166 dated 24/11/2014
29 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Discharge of Condition
Approved
2016-12-15
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Detailed drawings), 5 (Scheme of archaeological investigation) and 6 (Structural report and method statement) attached to planning permission 2015/2251 dated 14/03/2016
14 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Discharge of Condition
Approved
2016-08-22
Demolition of existing building behind retained front facade and erection of enlarged four-storey building to provide cafe / restaurant use (Use Class A3) on ground floor with two self-contained residential units on the upper floors; erection of extract flue on rear elevation.
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2016-07-25
Creation of a roof terrace with glazed balustrade and glazed staircase box and installation of a roof light above the existing staircase.
14 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Full Planning Permission
Refused
2016-05-10
Installation of first floor window in side elevation of rear extension and associated external works (retrospective)
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Approved
2022-12-22
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Full Planning Permission
Prior Approval for Change of use from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to 3 Residential dwellings (Class C3).
18 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Refused
2022-08-18
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Prior Notification - Commercial
Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 (Recording) attached to planning permission 2019/0470 dated 02/05/2019.
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Approved
2020-11-06
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Discharge of Condition
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Erection of additional storey at third floor level; erection of three storey rear extension at first, second and third floor levels; changes to the shopfront; creation of first floor rear terrace with privacy screen; erection of extract flue to rear; to facilitate the creation of a self-contained re
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Approved
2019-02-07
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Full Planning Permission
External alterations including the provision of a second entrance door and changes to windows on ground floor front elevation.
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Approved
2017-06-14
More
Full Planning Permission
Excavation to create basement with internal lightwell, alterations to existing shopfront with replacement of windows and addition of window at ground floor level within rear elevation.
15 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Applicant ` David Zetland Settlement Trust · Agent Brooks/Murray Architects · Officer Muhammad Saleem
Approved
2017-04-19
More
Full Planning Permission
Submission of detail pursuant to condition 4 (detailed drawings) attached to planning permission 2014/3166 dated 24/11/2014
29 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Approved
2016-12-15
More
Discharge of Condition
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Detailed drawings), 5 (Scheme of archaeological investigation) and 6 (Structural report and method statement) attached to planning permission 2015/2251 dated 14/03/2016
14 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Approved
2016-08-22
More
Discharge of Condition
Demolition of existing building behind retained front facade and erection of enlarged four-storey building to provide cafe / restaurant use (Use Class A3) on ground floor with two self-contained residential units on the upper floors; erection of extract flue on rear elevation.
First Step Cafe, 21 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Refused
2016-07-25
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Full Planning Permission
Creation of a roof terrace with glazed balustrade and glazed staircase box and installation of a roof light above the existing staircase.
14 Holywell Row, Hackney, London, EC2A 4JB · premises record
Refused
2016-05-10
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Full Planning Permission
Building control
Building-control records are not yet collected for Hackney — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).
Place
What affects it?
Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 42 premises each one covers.
Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
Hackney APA 2.11 Shoreditch Summary and Definition This Archaeological Priority Area covers the mid-18th century London suburb of Shoreditch. The APA has been classified as Tier 2, because it is a his · reference 78056 · covers 42 of 42 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000010 · covers 42 of 42 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
South Shoreditch · reference CA36 · covers 42 of 42 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
Hackney APA 2.11 Shoreditch Summary and Definition This Archaeological Priority Area covers the mid-18th century London suburb of Shoreditch. The APA has been classified as Tier 2, because it is a his · reference 78056 · covers 42 of 42 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000010 · covers 42 of 42 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
South Shoreditch · reference CA36 · covers 42 of 42 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Nearby postcodes and streets
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People
Who is involved?
Named on the latest 30 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.
Name
Details
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Development
What could it become?
Planning precedent30 applications and 31 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy4 EPC records; ratings C: 2, D: 2.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.
Intent signals
Planning Atlas ProOwnership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.
3 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Ageing director · insolvency_property · Repeat sale
Subscribe to see the signals →Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.