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260713 - Householder Planning Approved

Proposal

Planning application for retention of a single storey rear extension with bi-folding doors and a raised rear terrace with metal balustrades and access steps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Mar 2026
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Committee
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Waltham Forest Planning Committee on 7 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extension was well designed and would not significantly harm neighbouring occupiers.
  • One objection raised concerns about scale, boundaries, light, outlook, privacy, drainage and construction.
  • The committee granted permission in line with the recommendation, conditions, reasons and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site history, officers’ assessment, objection and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Waltham Forest's committee minutes of 7 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Other Article 4 Direction 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
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.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 89 m away: Ropers Field; Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land about 58 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £371,000 in June 2009. Semi-detached house, freehold.

19 June 2009£371,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Householder Planning
Postcode
E4 9JA
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Larkswood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved (with Conditions & Informatives)
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
James Pooley Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 66 days slower than Waltham Forest's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
1,576decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026
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

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