34, Gordon Road, London, E11 2RB Data via plota.co.uk

1616/26 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Demolish rear storage / outbuilding. Single storey rear extension with a ramp, patio and with steps leading into the garden. New door for access to garden. (Summary). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated C/Signed A. Smith · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 11

LP30 (Household Extensions)LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)LP21 (Water and Flooding)D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)D12 (Fire safety)G6 (Biodiversity and access to nature)
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.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 258 m away: Epping Forest
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.
LP30 (Household Extensions)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LP21 (Water and Flooding)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
D12 (Fire safety)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
G6 (Biodiversity and access to nature)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
SSSI 258 m away: Epping Forest SSSI; 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
Householder
Postcode
E11 2RB
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Wanstead Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted/Approved - with conditions
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated C/Signed A. Smith
Applicant
Show
Agent
Resi Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 85% of demolitions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
133decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14938428
Comments by
2 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Aug 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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