The Drive, IG1 3PP
Approved on 21 May 2026
Proposal
Refurbishment and restoration works including: Renovation of car-park and other hard-standing surfaces. Replacement fencing. Installation of 3x EV charging points. Replacement metal gates. Replacement entrance doors to church. New and extended exterior safety lighting. Installation of 14x solar photovoltaic panels to roof of church hall. (summary)
- Submitted
- 27 January 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Redbridge
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Jan
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 May
Decided in 114 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at The Drive, IG1 3PP. Redbridge has handled 528 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 10 weeks longer than Redbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,219 applications in total for the IG1 postcode area.
57% 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 3PP
- Application type
- Full planning permission
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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
- 20263 Jun
Discharge of conditions of approved permission 3586/25
ApprovedDischarge of conditions3586/25/01 - 202627 Jan
Refurbishment and restoration works including: Renovation of car-park and other hard-standing surfaces…
This applicationApprovedFull planning permission3586/25
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Feb
Erection of 2x3 bedroom dwellings with associated amenity space, cycle and refuse storage. (Summary)
RefusedFull Planning Permission0530/26 - 202512 Aug
Proposed erection of two 2-bed, 4-person two dwellings on the site of an existing shed at The Drive Methodist…
ApprovedFull planning permission1779/25
Source: Redbridge
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