855 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4AT
Proposal
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension to existing ground floor commercial unit, together with installation of two roof lights to the front roof slope, two roof lights to the rear roof slope, rear window at first floor level and rear bifold doors at ground floor level. Change of use part of ground floor, first floor and loft floor to a flat (Use Class C3). Shopfront alterations and removal of security bars on first floor windows on rear and front elevations. (Amended Description)
- Received
- 18 September 2025
- Decided
- 8 December 2025 · Refused (with Reasons)
- Ward
- Chapel End
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Dec
Decided in 81 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 855 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4AT. Waltham Forest has handled 655 applications of this type and approves 76% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 81 days, 3 weeks longer than Waltham Forest's median. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across Chapel End. We hold 1,916 applications in total for the E17 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Jun
Subdivision of the existing building to retain the ground floor Class E commercial unit and create a…
PendingApplication261273 - 20256 Jun
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension to existing ground floor commercial unit and a dormer…
WithdrawnFull Planning251431 - 202528 Mar
Demolition of rear outbuilding, construction of single storey rear wraparound extension, bay window at first…
WithdrawnFull Planning250820
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Other Article 4 Direction Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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