76 Foxglove Road, Rush Green, Romford, Barking And Dagenham, RM7 0YQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00469/CLUP - Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed Use) Refused

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the use of the dwelling (Use Class C3) as a childminder for up to 12 children aged 0-11 years supported by 2 household members and 2 non-resident staff Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
17 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
20 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 May 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
HMO Article 4. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Barking and Dagenham 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 277 m away: The Chase - Barking
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Barking and Dagenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £498,000 in February 2024. Detached house, freehold.

14 February 2024£498,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 October 2006£295,000
23 April 1999£161,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed Use)
Postcode
RM7 0YQ
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Eastbrook and Rush Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Not Lawful (Certificate)
Decision date
20 May 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 23 days faster than Barking and Dagenham's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
167decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Barking and Dagenham
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#81 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barking and Dagenham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #9 out of 296. Only 16% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barking and Dagenham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 68% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Barking and Dagenham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
64%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #296 of 296
68%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #296 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #9 of 296
16%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #13 of 296
43%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
28%
Change of use approved
80 decided
725
Total decisions
260 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.