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262173 - Non-Material Amendment Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Non-Material Amendment to planning permission reference granted 18/02/2021 to allow the subdivision of three commercial units at ground and first floor levels to accommodate smaller commercial workshops, to form a creative quarter suitable for the occupation of artisans, under approved use class B1c (light industrial). The proposed works include minor alterations to the external elevations of the development, alongside the internal reconfiguration of the units, including the infill of mezzanine flooring, the installation of new internal staircases and platform lifts and the provision of new individual WC/shower rooms. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 08:19

Application progress

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Received

15 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 13 Oct 2026.

Documents 12

Plans & drawings 10

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 2

Part of

Full18 Feb 2021council archive
- AmendmentNon-Material Amendment to planning permission reference 191876 to allow the subdivision…This application15 Sep 2026262173

Site constraints 8

2 Article 4 directions

Other Article 4 Direction Area · Borough Employment Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Locally significant industrial site

A borough-level industrial site.

Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.

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: Waltham Forest 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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Opportunity area

Where the London Plan expects significant growth.

Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.

Also on the record

Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Designated open space about 40 m away; Metropolitan Open Land about 82 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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: Non-Material Amendment
Postcode: E10 5SB
Received: 15 Sept 2026
Validated: 15 Sept 2026
Ward: Leyton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 13 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 13 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Waltham Forest

Planning Authority Score

5.6/10

Average

#116 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils

only 79% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Waltham Forest decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

76%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #284 of 296

79%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #284 of 296

75%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #80 of 296

22%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #25 of 296

49%

Minor dwellings approved

113 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

8 decided (10+ homes)

50%

Change of use approved

56 decided

1,391

Total decisions

332 refused in the year to March 2026