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262204 - Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed Valid/Complete

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof (with French doors and safety railings), and roof extension above two storey outrigger, with installation of three roof lights to front roof slope. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Waltham Forest's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Town centre 90 m away: Highams Park.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 29 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £640,000 in July 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

31 July 2026£640,000
17 October 2002£185,000

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
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed
Postcode
E4 9NH
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Hale End and Highams Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Felix Padfield

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Waltham Forest usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
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
16 Nov 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use