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1556/26 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Single storey front extension. Two storey rear extension. Change of use of ground floor from Residential to Shop. Reconfigeration to provide residential unit at first and second floors with entrance at ground floor. (summary) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Refused
24 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Site constraints 15

LP29 (Amenity and Internal Space Standards)LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)LP10 (Managing Town Centres and Retail Uses)LP5 (Dwelling Mix)SD6 (Town centres and high streets)D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)D6 (Housing quality and standards)D12 (Fire safety)D13 (Agent of Change)D14 (Noise)H10 (Housing size mix)T5 (Cycling)T6.1 (Residential parking)
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.
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LP29 (Amenity and Internal Space Standards)Council record
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LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)Council record
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LP10 (Managing Town Centres and Retail Uses)Council record
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LP5 (Dwelling Mix)Council record
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SD6 (Town centres and high streets)Council record
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D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)Council record
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D6 (Housing quality and standards)Council record
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D12 (Fire safety)Council record
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D13 (Agent of Change)Council record
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D14 (Noise)Council record
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H10 (Housing size mix)Council record
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T5 (Cycling)Council record
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T6.1 (Residential parking)Council record
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Also on the record
Inside the Redbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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Important details

Council
Redbridge
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Clementswood
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission/Consent
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke
Applicant
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Agent
Scientific Designs

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 13 days faster than Redbridge's median of 51 for changes of use. Refused, as 69% of changes of use here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
31%approved
145decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Redbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Redbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14973548
Comments by
11 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jul 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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