18 Gainsford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6QB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of a single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 10
Site constraints 5
Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, 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
- Householder Planning
- Postcode
- E17 6QB
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- William Morris
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved (with Conditions & Informatives)
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Aarkz Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.
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
- 19 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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