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2196/26 - Full Planning Permission Under assessment

Proposal

Erection of seven padel tennis courts comprising four uncovered courts and three courts with lightweight canopies, ancillary two storey clubhouse, provision of an enlarged training area and playing pitch, associated parking, access, landscaping, drainage infrastructure, floodlighting and ancillary works. (Summary). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Oct 2026, from Redbridge's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 26 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Air quality management area: Redbridge 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 ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Redbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Bridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning Resolution Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Redbridge usually decides commercial premises by day 54.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
54decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Redbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Redbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15045854
Comments by
26 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
6 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Redbridge ranks #129 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Redbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Redbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #292 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #267 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #129 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #90 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
152 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
32%
Change of use approved
192 decided
1,673
Total decisions
461 refused in the year to March 2026