Areas / Hackney
Architects in Hackney
From the Victorian terraces of Stoke Newington, Clapton and Dalston to the early Victorian streets of De Beauvoir, Hackney homes are typically extended with rear infills, loft conversions and mansard roof extensions.
RIBA Chartered Practice · ARB-registered architects · Extensions, lofts and planning drawings
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Local planning points
Planning in Hackney
Checked October 2026. Planning policy changes, so we confirm the position for your address before you commit.
A new Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD was adopted in December 2025 and came into effect in January 2026, replacing the 2009 guidance.
SourceThe consultation draft of that SPD (September 2025) proposed limiting single-storey rear extensions to 3m deep on terraced houses, 3.5m on semi-detached and 4m on detached houses, and rear dormers to at least 0.5m below the ridge and 1m above the eaves. Check the adopted version for the final wording.
SourceThe same draft said roof extensions along an unaltered roofline in a conservation area will generally not be acceptable, and that on Victorian butterfly roofs a mansard is usually the most appropriate form of roof extension.
SourceThere are 35 conservation areas across the borough.
SourceHackney's Local Plan (LP33) was adopted on 22 July 2020. Work has started on a new local plan, which the council expects to start using in 2029.
SourceSelective licensing covers privately rented homes in 17 wards, including Stoke Newington, Dalston, Clissold and Hackney Central, from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2031.
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Postcodes
Hackney by postcode
4,578 postcodes in 10 postcode districts, 7 miles from our studio in Cricklewood.
- E220% in Hackney
- E5all in Hackney
- E8all in Hackney
- E990% in Hackney
- E209% in Hackney
- EC1V7% in Hackney
- EC2A71% in Hackney
- N131% in Hackney
- N432% in Hackney
- N16all in Hackney
Where a postcode district is shared, neighbouring streets can fall under a different council. The checker below gives the answer for an exact postcode.
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Services
What we draw in Hackney
- House extensions
- Loft conversions
- Basement conversions
- Planning permission
- Building regulations drawings
- Structural calculations
- Flat conversions
- Change of use
- New builds
- Interior design
Neighbourhoods we cover include Stoke Newington, Dalston, De Beauvoir, Clapton, Homerton and Hackney Wick.
Neighbouring councils: Islington, Tower Hamlets, Haringey, City of London, Newham, Waltham Forest.