Development at Land Associated With and Adjoining 1 Walpole Road and at Forest House 2 to, Carnarvon Road… Data via plota.co.uk

0771/26 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use from flat three into a small HMO for up to 4 people. (Retrospective) (Summary) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
17 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
13 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Jul 2026 · Delegated C/Signed C. Zhandire · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Site constraints 23

LP29 (Amenity and Internal Space Standards)LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)LP24 (Pollution)LP23 (Cycle and Car Parking)LP5 (Dwelling Mix)LP2 (Delivering Housing Growth)D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)D6 (Housing quality and standards)D12 (Fire safety)D13 (Agent of Change)D14 (Noise)H1 (Increasing housing supply)H9 (Ensuring the best use of stock)H10 (Housing size mix)T5 (Cycling)T6.1 (Residential parking)
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 ↗
Special area of conservation 186 m away: Epping Forest
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 186 m away: Epping Forest 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.
LP29 (Amenity and Internal Space Standards)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP24 (Pollution)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP23 (Cycle and Car Parking)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP5 (Dwelling Mix)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP2 (Delivering Housing Growth)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D6 (Housing quality and standards)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D12 (Fire safety)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D13 (Agent of Change)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D14 (Noise)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
H1 (Increasing housing supply)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
H9 (Ensuring the best use of stock)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
H10 (Housing size mix)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
T5 (Cycling)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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T6.1 (Residential parking)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 40 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E18 2JZ
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Churchfields
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission/Consent
Decision date
13 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed C. Zhandire
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dadswell

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 36 days slower than Redbridge's median of 51 for changes of use. Refused, as 67% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
33%approved
178decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Redbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Redbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14714802
Comments by
13 May 2026
Site or press notice
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
13 May 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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