CHAPEL END EARLY YEARS CENTRE Brookscroft Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4LH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Early Years Centre for (Use Class F1(a)) to Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) school. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Waltham Forest Planning Committee on 7 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would provide needed SEND places without reducing educational provision.
- No public consultation responses were received, while Highways and the Metropolitan Police supported the proposal.
- The committee granted permission in line with the recommendation, conditions, reasons and informatives.
Source: Plota analysis of Waltham Forest's committee minutes of 7 Jul 2026.
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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
- Waltham Forest
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- E17 4LH
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Chapel End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved (with Conditions & Informatives)
- Decision date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- NPS Property Consultants Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 days slower than Waltham Forest's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 48% 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
- 14 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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