40 Grove Road, Chingford, London, E4 9SU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would extend 4.00m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling, a maximum height of 4.00m and an eaves height of 3.00m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £470,000 in August 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, 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
- Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension
- Postcode
- E4 9SU
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Larkswood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Approved
- Decision date
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Detailed Planning Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 30 days from validation, 25 days faster than Waltham Forest's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 20% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Waltham Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Waltham Forest decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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