2017
178 The Avenue Chingford London E4 9RD
Garage conversion to detached garage for use as annex for elderly relative.
12 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG Data via plota.co.uk
262235 - Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension
Recommendation
Proposal
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would extend 4.00m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling, a maximum height of 4.00m and an eaves height of 3.00m. Data via plota.co.uk
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Waltham Forest's recent extensions.
Documents 3
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation about 92 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 92 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; Green belt about 93 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 29 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 £667,800 in February 2026. Terraced house, freehold.
20 February 2026£667,800
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension
- Postcode
- E4 9RG
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Hatch Lane & Highams Park North
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 5 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Space 120 Architects
Decision outlook
Day 10 of the 56-day target. Waltham Forest usually decides extensions by day 55.
Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
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
- 5 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
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Construction of a single storey outbuilding within the rear garden.
2025
Approved
62 Forest Glade, Chingford, London, E4 9RH
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2024
Approved
60 Forest Glade, Chingford, London, E4 9RH
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of a hip to gable side roof exte…
2024
Approved
36 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Installation of bike storage shed within front garden.
2024
Approved
51 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Construction of replacement front boundary wall including installation of bin and bike st…
2023
Approved
10 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Lawful development certificate (Proposed) for construction of a rear dormer roof extensio…
2023
Approved
24 Forest Glade, Chingford, London, E4 9RH
Construction of a single storey rear extension at ground floor level.
2023
Approved
24 Forest Glade, Chingford, London, E4 9RH
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of dormer roof extension to main…
2021
Approved
146 The Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RD
Construction of replacement single storey rear extension.
2020
Approved
27 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)-Construction of dormer roof extension to main r…
2018
Approved
158 The Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RD
Construction of single storey rear/side extension
2018
Approved
11 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Construction of single storey rear extension.
2018
Approved
38 Forest Glade, Chingford, London, E4 9RH
Construction of single storey rear extension and decking. Reduction of garage length.
2018
Approved
26 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Alterations including raising of garage roof, conversion of garage into habitable space…
2018
Approved
15 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Construction of single storey rear extension.
2017
Approved
5 Sunnydene Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RE
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Approved
58 Forest Glade, Chingford, London, E4 9RH
PIA larger home extn
2016
Approved
27 Sheredan Road, Chingford, London, E4 9RW
Single storey side and rear extension.
2025
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2023
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38 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
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2022
Approved
38 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would extend…
2022
Refused
38 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would extend…
2022
Approved
36 Nightingale Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RG
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2021
Approved
172 The Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 9RD
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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.
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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.
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