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97 Hall Lane, Chingford, London, E4 8HW

260639Full PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 12 May 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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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 dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to use as a small house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) together with dropped kerb, one parking space, bicycle parking provision and refuse and recycling storage facilities.

Received
10 March 2026
Ward
Valley
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 97 Hall Lane, Chingford, London, E4 8HW. Waltham Forest has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Waltham Forest's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Valley. We hold 1,127 applications in total for the E4 postcode area.

75% of full applications at London Borough of Waltham Forest were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
E4 8HW
Application type
Full Planning

Planning application dates

Validated
10 March 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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.

Source: Waltham Forest

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