817 - 823 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 0DN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Amendment of planning permission reference , dated 19/06/2025, comprising a reduction in the number of homes from 39 to 38 (proposed unit mix includes 11x 1bed, 20x 2bed and 7x3bed) and alterations to the massing, together with changes... Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved in the week of 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Waltham Forest Planning Committee on 7 Jul 2026.
Approved
- Officers advised approval because the height, design, living conditions and neighbouring amenity impacts were acceptable.
- Twenty neighbours objected, raising concerns about height, appearance, amenity, noise, privacy, parking, waste and fire safety.
- The committee granted permission in line with the recommendation, with the existing section 106 terms unchanged.
Source: Plota analysis of Waltham Forest's committee minutes of 7 Jul 2026.
Documents 51
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 40
Associated applications 16
Site constraints 4
Checked on 18 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
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Application type
- S73 - Removal/Variation of Condition(s)
- Postcode
- E17 0DN
- Received
- week of 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chapel End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved Subject to S106 Agreement
- Decision date
- week of 10 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- CMA Planning
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Council archive
817 - 823 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 0DN
Demolition of the existing Petrol Station building and structures and construction of new mixed-use building ranging from 3 to 5 storeys to provide commercial floorspace (Use Class E) on the ground floor and 39 units (Use Class C3) including landscaping, refuse/recycling storage facilities, cycle parking, disabled persons’ parking, servicing, and other associated works. (Amended plans with additional plant to roof and updated and additional supplementary documents).
- Received
- 5 Sep 2023
- Outcome
- Other