7, Manford Way, Chigwell, IG7 4JH Data via plota.co.uk

09/26 - Tree Preservation Order Under assessment

Proposal

T1 Oak Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Jan 2027

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Aug 2026; it is now day 62. The consultation period closed on 16 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

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.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Redbridge built-up area; Green belt 90 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Redbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
IG7 4JH
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Hainault
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Jan 2027
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 62, past the statutory target. 100% of tree and landscaping works in Redbridge are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 13 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Sept 2026.

Day 626 days past the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
219decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Redbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Redbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Redbridge
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#174 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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