61, Grosvenor Road, Wanstead, London, E11 2ES Data via plota.co.uk

1897/26 - Cert. Lawfulness Proposed Approved

Proposal

Installation of a single air source heat pump unit to the side elevation. (Summa Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
18 Jul 2026
Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Wanstead Grove conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Redbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Cert. Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
E11 2ES
Received
18 Jul 2026
Validated
18 Jul 2026
Ward
Wanstead Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Carpenter

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 7 days slower than Redbridge's median of 9 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
483decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Redbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Redbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15087427
Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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