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3269/25 - Prior Approval Determination Approved

Proposal

Change of use of first floor from Offices to 11 self-contained flats. (summary) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Consultation
24 Dec 2025
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated C/Signed G. Cooper · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Town centre: Gants Hill
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Prior Approval Determination
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Barkingside
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required - Conditional Granted
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed G. Cooper
Applicant
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Agent
Planning & Development Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 21 days slower than Redbridge's median of 27 for prior approvals. Approved, as 82% of prior approvals here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
510decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Redbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Redbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14500689
Comments by
16 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
24 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Jan 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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