487A Hale End Road, Chingford, London, E4 9PT Data via plota.co.uk

261730 - Full Planning Recommendation

Proposal

Change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)(i)) to residential (Use Class C3) and to facilitate provision of a self-contained first floor flat (1 x 1-bed) [amended description] Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 69.

Site constraints 5

3 Article 4 directions
Highams Park District Centre · Other Article 4 Direction Area · District Centre related A4D. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: Highams Park
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), 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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Important details

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
E4 9PT
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Hale End and Highams Park South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Panorama Architects and Interior Designers Limited

Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 70% of changes of use in Waltham Forest are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 6913 days past the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
49%approved
160decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Waltham Forest
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#116 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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