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260383 - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Change of use of disused substation to a cafe/kiosk together with formation of new openings, installation of canopies and roller shutters and formation of permeable hardstanding for external seating area. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 1 Oct 2026, 02:55

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Application progress

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Received

11 Feb 2026

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Validated

27 Mar 2026

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Approved

22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Associated applications 2

Full22 May 2026260383This application
Change of use of disused substation to a cafe/kiosk together with formation of new openings, installation of canopies and roller…
Conditions details submitted for 5, 6
- ConditionsSubmission of details pursuant to condition 5 (Waste Management Plan) and condition 6…1 Sep 2026262073

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Metropolitan Open Land

Green belt level protection inside London.

The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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 ↗

Opportunity area

Where the London Plan expects significant growth.

Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.

Also on the record

Special protection area 441 m away: Lee Valley; SSSI 441 m away: Walthamstow Reservoirs SSSI; Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Waltham Forest
Application type: Full Planning
Received: 11 Feb 2026
Validated: 27 Mar 2026
Ward: St James
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 May 2026
Decision: Approved (with Conditions & Informatives)
Decision date: 22 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: PB Planning Consultancy LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 49% of changes of use here are.

This one56d

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: 22 May 2026

Waltham Forest

Planning Authority Score

5.6/10

Average

#116 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

SUB STATION ADJACENT ST JAMES PARK Essex Road Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 4

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 5