1 3, The Green, Wanstead, London, E11 2NT Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2298/25 - Full Planning Permission
Date received
8 Aug 2025
Date validated
20 Aug 2025
Decision date
20 Oct 2025
Postcode
E11 2NT
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Increase the maximum number of children that the nursery can accommodate by 16 ( Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 7 days slower than Redbridge's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 55% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
549decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 7

Wanstead Village 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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: K6 Telephone Kiosk, Outside Wanstead London Transport Station, Wanstead, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 11 m away: Wanstead; Designated open space about 27 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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, 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.

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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