34 Stow Crescent, Walthamstow, London, E17 5EG Data via plota.co.uk

261840 - Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Lawful development certificate (Existing) for use of the property as 4 self-contained flats (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Planning Decision Notice - CLE Lawful with Informatives Decision Notice · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement FINAL.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF EXHIBIT 1 - Os plan and plans.pdf Plans · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 34 Stow Crescent-PL-LRJ- 222607 - A1 - Existing Plan.pdf Plans · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF V - Consult - Internal Consultation · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF site photos Photos/Imagery · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
National infrastructure project 495 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement
The site is 495 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: North London Heat and Power Project (decided, 1431 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 43 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Waltham Forest
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing
Postcode
E17 5EG
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Higham Hill
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved (With Informatives)
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
LRJ Planning Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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Previous applications at this address

2017 Refused
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2016 Refused
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings