680 High Road Leytonstone

Pending 260918 - Full Planning
Council
Date received
18 Apr 2026
Type
Full Planning

Description

Demolition of the existing rear extensions to the main building, outbuildings in the middle of the site and warehouse to the rear. Sub-division of the site and construction of a 2-storey building providing two self-contained dwellinghouses (2 x 1-bed) (Use Class C3). Works include hard and soft landscaping, provision of cycle parking, refuse and recycling storage and rear garden amenity spaces.

6.2/10
Planning Authority Score
#88 of 277

Waltham Forest is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 277. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% 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 77% approved vs 90% nationally.

Waltham Forest decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
74%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #269 of 277
77%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #269 of 277
98%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #24 of 277
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #21 of 277
48%
Minor dwellings approved
113 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
54%
Change of use approved
54 decided
1,332
Total decisions
341 refused in 2025