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1462/26 - Cert. Lawfulness Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Three front rooflights. (Summary). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated C/Signed T.Smith-Keary · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

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
Registered park or garden 202 m away: Valentines Park; Inside the Redbridge built-up area.
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
IG2 6PH
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Valentines
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Lawful
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed T.Smith-Keary
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stylish Interiors & Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 30 days faster than Redbridge's median of 31 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
1,288decided 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-14979516
Site or press notice
8 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Refused
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1060/21
2021 Refused
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Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.50 metres an…
0915/21
2021 Approved
15, Albemarle Gardens, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6DJ
Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Hip to gable roof alterations. Two front roof lights…
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2017 Approved
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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