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250789 - Householder Planning Approved

Proposal

Construction of hip to gable side roof extension and rear dormer roof extension together with installation of two roof-lights to front roof. [Amended plans] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Mar 2025
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Committee
14 Oct 2025
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Approved
16 Oct 2025

Approved on 16 Oct 2025 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Waltham Forest Planning Committee on 14 Oct 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extensions would not cause unreasonable visual or amenity harm and would comply with planning policies.
  • Five objections, nine support letters and one letter of no objection were received; two local groups objected on character grounds.
  • The committee granted permission in line with the report’s recommendations, conditions, reasons and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Waltham Forest's committee minutes of 14 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 9

2 Article 4 directions
Other Article 4 Direction Area · Higham's Area of Special Character. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation about 48 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.
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 ↗
SSSI about 48 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Green belt about 43 m away: London; Priority habitat about 45 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 49 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £650,000 in March 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

14 March 2024£650,000

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
Householder Planning
Postcode
IG8 9TA
Received
26 Mar 2025
Validated
26 Mar 2025
Ward
Hatch Lane & Highams Park North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2025
Decision
Approved (with Conditions & Informatives)
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Detailed Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 204 days from validation, 149 days slower than Waltham Forest's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
1,576decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2025
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

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