42, Park Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HQ Data via plota.co.uk

1354/26 - Householder Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey side rear extension. Replace UPVC casement windows with double glazed timber sash windows (summary) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Consultation
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated C/Signed B. McCay · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 15

LP38 (Protecting Trees and Enhancing the Landscape)LP33 (Heritage)LP30 (Household Extensions)LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)D12 (Fire safety)HC1 (Heritage conservation and growth)G7 (Trees and woodlands)
Aldersbrook conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 65 m away: Wanstead Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
LP38 (Protecting Trees and Enhancing the Landscape)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP33 (Heritage)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
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 ↗
HC1 (Heritage conservation and growth)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
G7 (Trees and woodlands)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 63 m away: Wanstead Park; Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Green belt 61 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 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
Householder
Postcode
E12 5HQ
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Wanstead Park
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted/Approved - with conditions
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed B. McCay
Applicant
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Agent
Architecture by Rosie

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 5 days slower than Redbridge's median of 31 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
1,288decided 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-14950388
Comments by
27 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
7 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Single storey side/rear extension. Replace UPVC casement windows with double glazed timbe…
0367/23
2023 Approved
T1 (Magnolia) - Reduce height by 2.0m and reduce lateral growth by 1.0m to shape crown. L…
0253/23
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
12, Harpenden Road, WANSTEAD, London, E12 5HJ
Formation of means of access to a highway. Removal/alterations to front boundary wall Alt…
3129/25
2025
12, Harpenden Road, London, E12 5HJ
Installation of external wall insulation with render finish. (Retrospective). (Summary)
3195/25
2025 Approved
12, Harpenden Road, WANSTEAD, London, E12 5HJ
Detached rear outbuilding. (summary)
2185/25
2025 Approved
35, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HL
T1 (Lawson Cypress) - Fell to near ground level (summary)
2607/25
2025 Approved
5, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
T1 (Robinia - dead) - fell. (Summary)
2329/25
2025 Approved
36, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HN
T1 (Pear) - reduce by 2 - 3m; and T2 (Conifer) - fell to ground level; and T3 and T4 (App…
2127/25
2024 Approved
3, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
T1 (Sycamore) - Remove dangerous dead wood over Childs play area. Remove ivy from crown t…
2723/24
2024 Approved
3, Albury Mews, Wanstead, London, E12 5SE
TPO 05/86 T2, T3, T4 (sycamore)-To Fell T5 (Ash)- To Re Pollard to Old Pruning Points 3.0…
2600/24
2024 Approved
1, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
T1 (Sycamore) - 30% thin down; and T2 (Ash) - remove / fell. (Summary).
0021/24
2023 Approved
20, Park Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HQ
T1 (scotts pine) - shorten lowest 3 to 4 lateral branches by 3m. (summary)
2875/23
2023 Approved
15, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
Single storey rear extension and decking. Loft conversion with a rear dormer incorporatin…
2832/23
2023 Refused
15, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
Single storey rear extension and decking. Loft conversion with a rear dormer incorporatin…
1785/23
2023 Approved
34, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HN
Demolish lean-to. Single storey rear extension. (Summary).
0245/23
2022 Refused
22, Park Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HQ
Installation of wooden bike shed to front garden including soft landscaping for screening…
3701/22
2022 Approved
34, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HN
Demolish lean-to. Single storey rear extension. (Summary).
2882/22
2022 Approved
Aldersbrook Primary School, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HL
Single glazed timber sliding sash window to be replaced with aluminium Smart Alitherm 600…
0208/22
2022 Approved
36, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HN
Alterations to roof. Replace roof covering to the main, subordinate and conservatory roof…
0882/22
2022 Approved
3, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
Loft conversion with a rear dormer. (Summary).
0964/22
2022 Approved
3, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
Single storey rear extension with partial pitched and partial flat roof. (Summary).
0102/22
2022
Aldersbrook Primary School, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HL
Single glazed timber sliding sash window to be replaced with aluminium Smart Alitherm 600…
0208/22
2016 Refused
1A, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
Single and part double storey rear extension. (Summary)
2525/16
2016 Approved
17, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
Single storey rear extension. (Summary)
2373/16
2016 Withdrawn
1A, Ingatestone Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HE
Two storey side and rear extension (summary).
0608/16
2016 Approved
24, Park Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HQ
T1 (purple plum) and T2 (plum) - fell to ground level and replace.
0570/16
2016 Approved
24, Harpenden Road, Wanstead, London, E12 5HN
T1 (sycamore) - 2 - 3m crown reduction back to original pruning points.
0036/16
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings