ARCH 74 Rosebank Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8NH Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 252564
Date received
week of 17 Nov 2025
Decision date
week of 9 Mar 2026
Postcode
E17 8NH

Description

External refurbishment of existing arch involving removal of the front and rear lean-to structures and repointing of all external masonry walls, new motorised roller shutter and pedestrian access door. Installation of palisade fencing and external... Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Waltham Forest Planning Committee on 3 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the refurbishment would improve the arch’s appearance without harming neighbouring amenity, highways or trees.
  • Residents objected over concerns about pollution, antisocial behaviour, parking, traffic and the possible future use of the site.
  • The committee granted permission in line with the report’s reasons and subject to its conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposed refurbishment, site history, officer assessment, objections, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Waltham Forest's committee minutes of 3 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 70 m away: Bakers Arms; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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 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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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
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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