2016
44 Forest Drive West Leytonstone London E11 1LA
Conversion of existing basement cellar to provide necessary living and entertainment area.
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251264 - Full Planning
Approved
Proposal
C hange of use of single family dwellinghouse into a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis) for 11 persons, including the provision of refuse/recycling and bicycle storage facilities to front garden area. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
20 May 2025
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Validated
27 May 2025
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Approved
12 Mar 2026
Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Other documents 6
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Completed s.106 agreement - redacted
Legal Agreement · 12 Mar 2026
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12 Forest Drive West_FRA and SWDS.pdf
Document · 21 May 2025
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12 Forest Drive West_PFSS.pdf
Document · 21 May 2025
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12 Forest Drive West_Crime and Safer Places Report.pdf
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12 Forest Drive West_BNG exemption letter.pdf
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ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf
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Associated applications 3
Site constraints 4
Article 4 direction
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £1,075,000 in January 2022. Detached house, freehold.
10 January 2022£1,075,000
14 March 2008£620,000
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
Floor area201 m² (2,164 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- E11 1LA
- Received
- 20 May 2025
- Validated
- 27 May 2025
- Ward
- Forest
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved Subject to S106 Agreement
- Decision date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- allPlanning
How this decision compares
Decided in 289 days from validation, 233 days slower than Waltham Forest's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 49% of changes of use here are.
This one289d
Council56d
UK56d
54%decided within 8 weeks
49%approved
160decided in the last year
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Waltham Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Waltham Forest decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
75 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) – Construction of a single storey rear extensio…
2025
18 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LA
Construction of a part single, part two storey rear extension, dormer roof extension at m…
2025
Approved
67 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Replacement of single storey outbuilding within rear garden including landscaping and exc…
2025
Approved
67 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of dormer roof extension to main…
2024
Approved
89 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Construction of a single storey wraparound rear extension together with hard and soft lan…
2023
Refused
18 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LA
Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof, together with installation of th…
2023
Approved
39 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of single storey outbuilding at…
2022
Refused
18 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LA
Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof, together with installation of th…
2022
Approved
39 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Construction of a two storey rear extension (amended description).
2022
Approved
249B Forest Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LE
Construction of a single storey ground floor rear extension.
2022
Approved
39 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Construction of a single storey rear extension.
2022
Approved
227 Forest Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LE
Construction of single storey rear extension.
2022
Approved
39 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension…
2022
Withdrawn
249b Forest Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LE
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of a single storey rear extensio…
2022
Refused
39 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful development certificate (Proposed) for the construction of a single storey extensi…
2022
Refused
39 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Construction of a two storey rear extension (Amended description).
2021
Approved
89 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of a single storey rear extensio…
2021
Refused
35 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof, together with formation of roof…
2021
Approved
85 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) –Construction of single storey rear extension t…
2021
Refused
85 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Lawful development certificate (Proposed) for the construction of a rear dormer roof exte…
2017
Approved
36 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LA
Construction of part single and part two storey rear extension, together with installatio…
2016
Approved
1 James Lane, Leyton, London, E10 6HZ
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and construction of 3 x 3 bedroom(3 storey) dwelling…
2016
Approved
251 Forest Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1LE
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of a roof extension to the main…
2016
Approved
29 Forest Drive West, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JZ
Demolition of existing garages and construction of 2 x 3 storey, 3 bedroom dwellinghouses…
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.
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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
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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