LARKSWOOD BUSINESS CENTRE, 52 Larkshall Road, Chingford, London, E4 6PD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective planning application for the change of use from office/storage (Use Classes E(g)(i)/B8) to a MOT testing garage and minor vehicle servicing facility (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £700,000 in June 2022. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- E4 6PD
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Endlebury
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved (with Conditions & Informatives)
- Decision date
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- GoldenSword LTD
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 49% of changes of use here are.
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
- 23 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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