5, Bearing Way, Chigwell, IG7 4ND Data via plota.co.uk

2235/26 - Cert. Lawfulness Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Installation of external wall insulation with render finish and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 5

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.
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Local nature reserve 289 m away: Chigwell Row Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 50 m away.
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
Cert. Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
IG7 4ND
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Hainault
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mitchell Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 22 days faster than Redbridge's median of 30 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
1,460decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15182438
Site or press notice
27 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2017 Refused
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Single storey rear extension (Summary).
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2016 Approved
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Demolish existing garages. Erection of 3 storey block containing 3x3 and 2x2 bedroom flat…
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5, Reservoir Way, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3FD
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2016 Approved
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TPO 68/13 - T1 (oak) - reduction of lower limbs growing towards the building to achieve a…
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2016 Refused
Water Reservoir Opposite 632 To 654, New North Road, Hainault, Ilford
TPO 68/13 - T1 (oak) - 4m reduction of canopy on northern side.
3432/16
2016 Approved
19, Newton Road, Chigwell, IG7 4AH
Single storey rear extension.
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings