144 Palmerston Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6PY Data via plota.co.uk

261323 - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings on site including a single storey garage and two-storey building. Construction of a part two-storey and part three-storey building comprising four self-contained residential unIts (3 x 2-bedroom and 1 x 3 bedroom) (Use Class C3) together with the provision of bicycle storage, waste and recycling facilities, a communal garden area and associated soft and hard landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
26 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
21 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 52

Other documents 20

PDF LBWF Epping Forest Recreational Pressures_Template for sites further than 400m_1.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-Demo - Construction MS.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Part_l_2021_gla_carbon_emission_reporting_spreadsheet_v2.0_0(5).xlsx Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Daylight and Sunlight Report.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-DAS-April26i.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-152.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-149.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-148.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-147.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-145.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-144.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-143.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-142.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606-P-121.pdf Photos/Imagery · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606_Small_Sites_Metric Results.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A606_Small_Sites_Metric.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 20260320 CES989 144 Palmerston Road SuDS - Causeway Flow.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 20260320 CES989 144 Palmerston Road Foul - Causeway Flow.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 144 Palmerston Road E17 6PY CLP 27.03.2026 .pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 94c1f04a-e1ee-4718-96ec-4b8eb7b1f684.pdf Supporting/Supplementary Info · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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
National infrastructure project about 1678 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement; Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
E17 6PY
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
William Morris
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused (with Reasons)
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
SM12 Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 26% of demolitions here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
87decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
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