SERVICE AND PETROL STATION, 711, Eastern Avenue, Ilford, IG2 7RH Data via plota.co.uk

0170/26 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of 4no. new Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers. Decommissioning of 1no. fuel pump and the reduction of the fuel canopy size. Remove Car wash. Minor alterations to existing parking arrangements, kerb lines, infrastructure and associated hard landscaping works. (Summary). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Consultation
6 Feb 2026
Approved
7 May 2026

Approved on 7 May 2026 · Delegated C/Signed C. Zhandire · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

LP38 (Protecting Trees and Enhancing the Landscape)LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)LP23 (Cycle and Car Parking)LP20 (Low Carbon and Renewable Energy)D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)G7 (Trees and woodlands)T6 (Car parking)
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 ↗
LP38 (Protecting Trees and Enhancing the Landscape)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP23 (Cycle and Car Parking)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP20 (Low Carbon and Renewable Energy)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
G7 (Trees and woodlands)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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T6 (Car parking)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
IG2 7RH
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Aldborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted/Approved - with conditions
Decision date
7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed C. Zhandire
Applicant
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Agent
Bowman Riley Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 45 days slower than Redbridge's median of 53 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
25decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Redbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Redbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14633500
Comments by
23 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
3 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Feb 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