Unit 10 And 12, FOREST TRADING ESTATE Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

262056 - Full Planning Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of site to provide a mix of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (Sui Generis), residential (Class C3), and light industrial flexible (Class B2 and E(g)) uses, alongside public realm, open space, amenity, vehicle and cycle parking, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 08:19

Application progress

✓

Received

28 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

11 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Waltham Forest's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 165

Statements & assessments 28

Plans & drawings 115

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Forms/Certificates · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 9

3 Article 4 directions

Strategic Industrial Location · Strategic Employment Area related A4D · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Strategic industrial land

Reserved for industry and logistics.

The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.

Archaeological priority area

An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.

The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.

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.

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Special protection area about 155 m away: Lee Valley

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI about 155 m away: Walthamstow Reservoirs SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

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.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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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Important details

Council: Waltham Forest
Application type: Full Planning
Postcode: E17 6AL
Received: 28 Aug 2026
Validated: 11 Sept 2026
Ward: Higham Hill
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: DP9

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Waltham Forest usually decides commercial and major works by day 72.

prediction

Day 2349 days to the predicted decision (day 72)

38%decided within 8 weeks

78%approved

41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Waltham Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Waltham Forest decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 11 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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2023 Approved

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2022 Approved

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2021 Approved

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2019 Approved

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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

Unit 10 And 12, FOREST TRADING ESTATE Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London, E17 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 165

Statements & assessments 28

Plans & drawings 115

Application forms 1

Other documents 21

Site constraints 9

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