131, Falmouth Gardens, Ilford, IG4 5JL Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2778/25 - Cert. Lawfulness Proposed (fasttrack)
Council
Redbridge 4.5/10
Date received
1 Oct 2025
Date validated
1 Oct 2025
Decision date
3 Oct 2025
Postcode
IG4 5JL
Type
Cert. Lawfulness Proposed (fasttrack)

Description

Front porch. Single storey side extension. Loft conversion with a rear / side do Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 9 days faster than Redbridge's median of 11 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 86% of lawful development certificates here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
775decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 3

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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Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Sales history 2

Last sold for £286,000 in July 2005. Semi-detached house, freehold.

18 July 2005£286,000
3 October 1997£110,000

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

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Historical activity at this location

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

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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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.