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53, Lexden Drive, Romford, RM6 4TJ

0411/26Prior Approval DeterminationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 7 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required - Refused

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Upward extension of an additional single storey, maximum height of 2.7 metres. (Summary).

Received
16 February 2026
Ward
Chadwell, Seven Kings
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.14 Mar
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 49 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for an extension at 53, Lexden Drive, Romford, RM6 4TJ. Redbridge has handled 2,121 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 8 days longer than Redbridge's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Chadwell, Seven Kings. We hold 732 applications in total for the RM6 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).

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Application details

Postcode
RM6 4TJ
Application type
Prior Approval Determination
Scale / size
Small
District
Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP), DM Area - South/East

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
14 March 2026
Consultation end
14 March 2026
Target decision date
13 April 2026
Application expires
19 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

First advertised
22 February 2026
Site notice start
27 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14701432
UPRN
100022265321
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    16 Feb

    Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.00 metres and height at the…

    RefusedHouseholderFiled alongside0407/26
  2. 2026
    16 Feb

    Upward extension of an additional single storey, maximum height of 2.7 metres. (Summary).

    This applicationRefusedOutline0411/26

Source: Redbridge

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