148, Somerville Hall, Somerville Road, Romford, RM6 5AT Data via plota.co.uk

0664/26 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Demolish temporary structure. Single storey side extension (summary) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 13

LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)LP24 (Pollution)LP23 (Cycle and Car Parking)LP17 (Delivering Community Infrastructure)D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)D12 (Fire safety)D13 (Agent of Change)D14 (Noise)S1 (Developing London’s social infrastructure)T6 (Car 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.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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LP24 (Pollution)Council record
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LP23 (Cycle and Car Parking)Council record
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LP17 (Delivering Community Infrastructure)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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D12 (Fire safety)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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D13 (Agent of Change)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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D14 (Noise)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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S1 (Developing London’s social infrastructure)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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T6 (Car parking)Council record
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Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
RM6 5AT
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Chadwell
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted/Approved - with conditions
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 12 days slower than Redbridge's median of 43 for demolitions. Approved, as 85% of demolitions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
133decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14767367
Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jul 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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