- Decision
- dismissed, 3 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: B Plenty (APO E Clifford)
- Authority
- Hackney (London)
- Appeal reference
- 6010507
- Application reference
- 2026/0155
- Procedure
- householder
- Development
- Joint first floor rear extension to two terraced houses
- Site context
- inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- s38(6)
- Development plan policies
- London Plan 2021 D1, D3, D4, Hackney Local Plan 2020 LP1, LP17, Residential Extensions SPD 2025
- Main issues
- character and appearance
Summary
A joint first-floor rear extension on two already much-extended terraced houses backing onto a recreation ground. Dismissed as bulky and "monolithic", contrary to the 2025 Hackney extensions SPD. The Framework changes "do not affect the substance of the main issue", so there was no consultation (DL ¶3). DP3 is not cited.
What made the difference
Cumulative stacking on existing large extensions and dormers, seen in public views from the recreation ground. A recently adopted SPD made earlier approvals irrelevant.
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP1 / LP17 (Hackney LP) | conflict | stacked first-floor extension over large existing extensions and box dormers — monolithic, not subordinate; prominent from Spring Hill Recreation Ground (DL 7-11) | |
| DP3 | fail | no Framework design policy cited; code mapped by harvester for design-character conflict |
Key facts
- SPD 2025 permits two-storey rear extensions only where they form the dominant character (DL 7)
- Comparable approvals pre-dated the 2025 SPD (DL 12)
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.