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796, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG6 1HZ

0386/26Prior Approval DeterminationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 17 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required - GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on roof including roof mounted panels. (Summary).

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Aldborough
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.10 Mar
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 64 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at 796, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG6 1HZ. Redbridge has handled 2,121 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 3 weeks longer than Redbridge's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 91 applications across Aldborough. We hold 1,898 applications in total for the IG6 postcode area.

83% of outline applications at London Borough of Redbridge were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
IG6 1HZ
Application type
Prior Approval Determination
Scale / size
Small
District
Neighbourhood CIL Area - North, BC Area 1 North (RC), DM Area - North/West

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation expiry
10 March 2026
Consultation end
10 March 2026
Target decision date
8 April 2026
Application expires
19 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

First advertised
18 February 2026
Site notice start
25 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14679327
UPRN
100023582268
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Queen Victoria House Cranbrook Road BarkingsideRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Sep

    Reconfiguration of part of the existing car park to create a servicing yard incl

    PendingFull Planning Permission2249/26
  2. 2026
    28 May

    TPO 12/92 - T50 (Lime) - Fell to ground level; and T80 (Ash) - fell to ground l

    ApprovedWorks to TPO Tree(s)1187/26
  3. 2025
    23 Oct

    TPO 12/92 and 34/09: T4, T6, T7, T44, T45 (5x Lime) - Remove basal epicormic growth, remove hanging broken…

    ApprovedWorks to TPO Tree(s)3033/25
  4. 2025
    23 Oct

    TPO 12/92 and 34/09: T50 (Lime), T80 (Common Ash) and T169 (Horse Chestnut) - Fell to ground level and remove…

    RefusedWorks to TPO Tree(s)3453/25
  5. 2025
    24 Jul

    TPO 12/92 - T52 (Horse Chestnut) - reduce crown by 6m in height and spread. (Summary).

    ApprovedWorks to TPO Tree(s)2129/25
  6. 2025
    30 Jan

    TPO 12/92 - T1 (London Plane) - clear vegetation in a 2m area around vent pipes. Laterally reduced by approx…

    ApprovedApplication0172/25

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