OLD TOWN HALL, 14B Orford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9LP Data via plota.co.uk

262167 - Listed Building Consent Consultation/Publicity

Proposal

Listed building consent for the r estoration and maintenance of the external building features; including masonry and brickwork together with repair of external colonettes to ground floor windows, and timber framed sash windows, French doors, window cils. Works include repair and repointing of chimney stacks, rainwater goods and slate roof tiles . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from recent listed building consent across the UK.

Site constraints 7

St Mary's Church (Walthamstow Village) conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Other Article 4 Direction Area · Walthamstow Village Conservation 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Tree preservation order about 5 m away; Inside the Waltham Forest built-up area; Designated open space about 40 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
E17 9LP
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Hoe Street
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
TL Architects

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide listed building consent by day 56.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
16,095decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building consent in Waltham Forest to go on. Waltham Forest decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Waltham Forest
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#116 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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