176 Wood Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3HX Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 7 July 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Demolition of existing building at 176 Wood Street and the construction of a five storey mixed-use commercial and residential building to provide 6 self-contained residential units (4x1-bed & 2x4-bed) (Use Class C3) and one commercial unit at ground floor (Use Class E). Associated works to include refuse and recycling storage facilities, bicycle parking and servicing provision. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 260.
Planning committee
Decided by Waltham Forest Planning Committee on 7 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide well-designed homes, a commercial unit and acceptable living conditions, highways and amenity impacts.
- Eight objections raised concerns including the dental practice, height, road safety, parking, construction impacts, affordability and infrastructure.
- The committee granted permission in line with the recommendation, subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Waltham Forest's committee minutes of 7 Jul 2026.
Documents 38
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 22
Site constraints 6
Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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 2
Last sold for £1,250,000 in May 2021. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- E17 3HX
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Wood Street
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- CMA Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 260, past the statutory target. 53% of commercial and major works in Waltham Forest are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Waltham Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Waltham Forest decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Apr 2026
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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