Development At 33, Woodford Avenue, Ilford Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 1406/25 - Full Planning Permission
Council
Redbridge 4.5/10
Date received
7 Oct 2025
Date validated
28 Oct 2025
Decision date
3 Dec 2025
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Conversion of upper floor maisonette into tw Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 18 days faster than Redbridge's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 55% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
549decided in the last year

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Site constraints 4

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.
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Town centre: Gants Hill
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.
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Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings