2B, High View Road, SOUTH WOODFORD, London, E18 2HJ Data via plota.co.uk

1104/26 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Front porch (straightening of the curved porch). Conversion of garage into a habitable room. Installation of a skylight above existing single storey rear extension roof (retrospective) (summary) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated C/Signed B. McCay · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 10

LP30 (Household Extensions)LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)D12 (Fire safety)
Special area of conservation 69 m away: Epping Forest
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.
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.
Council record ↗
SSSI 69 m away: Epping Forest SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
LP30 (Household Extensions)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D12 (Fire safety)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 69 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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 1

Last sold for £810,000 in September 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

30 September 2025£810,000

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

Building

Floor area101 m² (1,087 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Householder
Postcode
E18 2HJ
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
South Woodford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted/Approved - with conditions
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed B. McCay
Applicant
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Agent
STS Structural Engineering ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 30 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
1,829decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14875138
Comments by
27 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
7 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jun 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

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.