280, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU Data via plota.co.uk

2540/26 - Cert. Lawfulness Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Remove existing cladding. Installation of external wall insulation with render Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

Local nature reserve 55 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.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 418 m away: Hainault Forest SSSI; Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 61 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Cert. Lawfulness Proposed
Postcode
IG7 4LU
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Hainault
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke
Applicant
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Agent
Mitchell Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 28 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-15257622
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
13, Greenwood Road, Chigwell, IG7 4NG
Single and part first floor rear extension. Two storey side extension. Single storey fron…
3182/25
2025 Approved
255, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Installation of external wall insulation with render finish and associated works. Replacm…
3211/25
2025 Approved
245, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LX
Removal of existing cladding. Installation of external wall insulation with render finish…
2625/25
2025 Approved
257, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Detached rear outbuilding. (Summary).
2337/25
2025 Approved
263, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Installation of external wall insulation with render finish and associated works. (summar…
2581/25
2025 Approved
257, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.33 metres an…
2130/25
2025 Refused
257, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Detached rear outbuilding. (Summary).
2152/25
2025 Approved
288, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.12 metres an…
0326/25
2023 Approved
411, Manford Way, Chigwell, IG7 4AT
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 5.00 metres, highest point of 3.10 metres an…
0042/23
2021 Approved
271, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Erection of rear garden terrace. (Retrospective). (Summary).
1961/21
2021 Approved
296, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Double storey side extension. One rear roof light. (Summary).
1027/21
2021 Approved
415, Manford Way, Chigwell, IG7 4AT
Front porch. Single storey rear extension. Two storey side extension (Summary)
0802/21
2020 Approved
274, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LT
Single storey side extension. (summary)
3365/20
2020 Approved
269, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Single storey side extension. Single storey rear extension. (summary)
2006/20
2020 Approved
274, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LT
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.00 metres an…
1768/20
2019 Approved
269, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Two front roof lights. (Summary).
4258/19
2019 Approved
8, Greenwood Road, Chigwell, IG7 4NG
Single storey side infill extension (retrospective) (summary).
3038/19
2019 Approved
8, Greenwood Road, Chigwell, IG7 4NG
Single storey front extension with porch (retrospective) (summary).
3037/19
2018 Approved
2, Greenwood Road, Chigwell, IG7 4NG
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.0 metres, highest point of 3.0 metres and…
4210/18
2018 Approved
2, Greenwood Road, Chigwell, IG7 4NG
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 4 metres, highest point of 3.5 metres and he…
3246/18
2017 Withdrawn
296, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Single storey side extension. (Summary)
0451/17
2017 Approved
284, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Alterations to existing rear outbuilding (summary).
2114/17
2017 Withdrawn
284, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Detached rear outbuilding (Summary).
0949/17
2016 Approved
2, Greenwood Road, Chigwell, IG7 4NG
Single storey rear and front extensions. (Summary)
1558/16
2016 Approved
284, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4LU
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (summary).
0427/16
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings