Unit 2, FOREST TRADING ESTATE Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 262504
Commercial & major worksDemolitionCommercial premises
Council
Waltham Forest 5.6/10
Date received
week of 2 Nov 2026
Postcode
E17 6AL

Description

Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide a self-storage facility (Use Class B8), including associated flexible Use Classes E(b) and E(g) floorspace, landscaping, car parking, servicing arrangements and... Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 12 Jan 2027 and 9 Mar 2027, from Waltham Forest's recent commercial and major works.

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Waltham Forest usually decides commercial and major works by day 76.

Day 967 days to the predicted decision (day 76)
36%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Waltham Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Waltham Forest decision record →

Site constraints 11

3 Article 4 directions
Strategic Industrial Location · Strategic Employment Area related A4D · Other Article 4 Direction Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Strategic industrial land
Reserved for industry and logistics.
The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Waltham Forest AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Special protection area about 155 m away: Lee Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 155 m away: Walthamstow Reservoirs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
National infrastructure project about 1025 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement
The site is about 1025 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
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Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Unit 1, Forest Trading Estate Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL
Change of use of warehouse western bay (Class B2/B8) to Class B2/B8/Social Club (Sui-Gene…
240837
2023 Approved
Unit 1 Hookers Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6DP
Construction of a second floor level.
232354
2022 Approved
Unit 1, Forest Trading Estate Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL
Installation of glazed entrance doors to the North elevation and glazed entrance doors to…
221230
2022 Approved
Unit 1, Forest Trading Estate Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL
Installation of 2 x internally illuminated fascia sign to the North elevation above the m…
221064
2021 Approved
Unit 1, Forest Trading Estate Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL
Submission of details pursuant to condition 8 (Event management plan) attached to plannin…
213848
2019 Approved
Unit 4 To 6a Hookers Road,
Variation of condition 3 to planning permission ref: 170355, dated 13/04/2017, to change…
191171
2019 Approved
11 Hookers Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6DP
Increase to property boundary fence height.
191032
2019 Approved
Unit 1, Forest Trading Estate Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL
Alterations to building to include: Fenestration alterations includingnew roller shutters…
190356
2017 Refused
Unit 7 Hookers Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6DP
Temporary change of use from electricity sub-station (sui generis) to parking and sale of…
170677
2017 Approved
Unit 4 To 6a Hookers Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6DP
Variation of condition 3 pursuant to planning permission ref: 162545, dated 8/11/2016 so…
170355
2016 Approved
Unit 4 To 6a Hookers Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6DP
Change of use of existing building 4 - 6a Hookers road into a mixed use involving creativ…
162545
2016 Refused
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Waltham Forest
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#116 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Waltham Forest is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #80 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Waltham Forest is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Waltham Forest decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #284 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #284 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #80 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #25 of 296
49%
Minor dwellings approved
113 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
50%
Change of use approved
56 decided
1,391
Total decisions
332 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings