Ground Floor, 306 High Road Leyton, Leyton, London, E10 5PW Data via plota.co.uk

241911 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Installation of 2 x externally illuminated fascia signs, 1 x externally illuminated projecting sign and 1 x internally illuminated LED digital display screen located behind the shopfront window. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2024
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Validated
5 Aug 2024
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Approved
13 Nov 2025

Approved on 13 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Leyton Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Other Article 4 Direction Area · Leyton District Centre · District Centre related A4D. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Leyton
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 34 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
E10 5PW
Received
29 Jul 2024
Validated
5 Aug 2024
Ward
Grove Green
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2024
Decision
Approved (with Conditions & Informatives)
Decision date
13 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
AEW Architects
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 465 days from validation, 409 days slower than Waltham Forest's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 75% of signs and adverts here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
52decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2024
Waltham Forest
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#116 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.