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261381 - Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Change of use from Use Class E(b) to Use Class E(e). Use of premises as an integrated (orthodox and complementary therapies) health centre, with independent practitioners (counsellors, osteopaths, physiotherapists, sports massage therapists etc) renting serviced treatment rooms. Together with construction of 3 treatment rooms within current open space (Amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

2 Article 4 directions
Highams Park District Centre · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: Highams Park
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 £795,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

26 March 2025£795,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
8 May 2009£380,000Terraced house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed
Postcode
E4 9LB
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Hatch Lane & Highams Park North
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved (With Informatives)
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 49% of changes of use here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
49%approved
160decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
Waltham Forest
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#116 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.