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73, Benton Road, Ilford, IG1 4AS

0912/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 24 July 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission/Consent

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Change of use from a single dwelling house into a Children's Care Home for up to

Submitted
13 May 2026
  1. Received13 May
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 72 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 73, Benton Road, Ilford, IG1 4AS. Redbridge has handled 119 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 4 weeks longer than Redbridge's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Newbury. We hold 1,217 applications in total for the IG1 postcode area.

52% of full planning permission 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
IG1 4AS
Application type
Full Planning Permission

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

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.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 May

    Double storey front, rear and side extension. Remove chimneys. Loft conversion w

    ApprovedHouseholder1343/26
  2. 2026
    5 Mar

    Double storey front, rear and side extension. Remove chimneys. Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Two front…

    RefusedHouseholder0621/26
  3. 2025
    11 Dec

    Discharge of condition of approved permission 2800/25

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2800/25/01
  4. 2025
    23 Oct

    Conversion of side garage in to a habitable room. First floor side extension. Single and part double rear…

    ApprovedHouseholder3021/25
  5. 2025
    8 Oct

    Change of use from dwelling in to a small 4 bedroom HMO for up to 4 people with associated waste/refuse and…

    ApprovedFull planning permission2800/25
  6. 2025
    6 Aug

    Conversion of side garage into habitable room, construction above the garage as first floor side extension…

    RefusedHouseholder1538/25

Source: Redbridge

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