YARDLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Hawkwood Crescent, Chingford, London, E4 7PH Data via plota.co.uk

252932 - Full Planning Recommendation

Proposal

Construction of a single storey detached modular building to provide temporary kitchen located on an area of the school playing field adjacent to the main building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
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Validated
18 Dec 2025
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Committee
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 290.

Planning committee

Decided by Waltham Forest Planning Committee on 3 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

  • Officers advised approval because the building would keep the school operating during kitchen and canteen construction without significant identified impacts.
  • No public representations were received, while consultees raised no objection subject to conditions or requirements.
  • The committee granted permission in line with the recommendation and subject to the stated conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposed kitchen, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Waltham Forest's committee minutes of 3 Mar 2026.

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 153 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.
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 153 m away: Epping Forest 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.
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 25 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

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
E4 7PH
Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Chingford Green
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
NPS Property Consultants Ltd
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 290, past the statutory target. 76% of full applications in Waltham Forest are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 290234 days past the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
448decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Mar 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

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