BUS DEPOT, 2 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST Data via plota.co.uk

261814 - Full Planning Consultation Complete

Proposal

Demolition of the existing bus maintenance garage (160m2) and construction of a larger two storey workshop building (491m2) (Use Class B2) including roof mounted Photovoltaic Panels (PV) together with excavation to provide vehicle maintenance pits and installation of surface water drainage. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 03:14

Application progress

✓

Received

29 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 17 Oct 2026, from Waltham Forest's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 25

Statements & assessments 10

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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

National infrastructure project about 1085 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement; Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt about 85 m away: London.

Not affected

No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Floor area368 m² (3,961 sq ft)

Energy ratingA (asset rating 23)

UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, 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: Full Planning
Postcode: E4 8ST
Received: 29 Jul 2026
Validated: 29 Jul 2026
Ward: Valley
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Azuora Architects
Leaseholder: Show

Decision outlook

Day 72 of the 56-day target. Waltham Forest usually decides commercial and major works by day 72.

prediction

Day 7216 days past the 56-day target

38%decided within 8 weeks

78%approved

41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Waltham Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Waltham Forest decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 23 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Retention of 5 nr. Electrical Vehicle Bus Cha…

232888 29 Nov 2023

2023 Refused

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Retention of 5 nr. Electrical Vehicle Bus Cha…

232282 18 Sep 2023

2022 Approved

Installation of a free standing GRP sub station.

220893 20 Jul 2022

2020 Approved

Retention of existing single storey workshop building.

202993 8 Mar 2021

2017 Approved

Construction of single storey temporary workshop building.

171066 25 Aug 2017

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved

Express By Holiday Inn Hotel, 5 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Planning permission for retention of the existing perimeter boundary fencing. Proposed in…

243123 20 Dec 2024

2022 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Installation of five internally illuminated fascia signs to front elevation at first floo…

221259 22 Jun 2022

2020 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 (Landscape Management Plan) and condition 7…

202597 13 Oct 2020

2020 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (SUDS), condition 5 (Hard and Soft Landsca…

201705 17 Aug 2020

2019 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Advertisement consent for the installation of five non-illuminated signs comprising one C…

194161 6 Apr 2020

2019 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Construction of single storey side extension with associated building and car park altera…

194160 6 Apr 2020

2017 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Application for consent to display an advertisement. Installation of 5x replacement inter…

170808 28 Apr 2017

2016 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Installation of security cameras

161842 28 Sep 2016

2016 Approved

Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST

Consent for 19 (car parking) advertisement signages.

161841 22 Sep 2016

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

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.

BUS DEPOT, 2 Walthamstow Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 8ST Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 25

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 7

Site constraints 7

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