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21 Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JA

261892Certificate of Lawful Development - ExistingRefused
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Lawful development certificate (Existing) for retention of the property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).

Received (week of)
10 August 2026
Decided
5 October 2026 · Refused (with Reasons)
Ward
Leytonstone
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received10 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Waltham Forest78% of applications approved

This is a planning application at 21 Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JA. Waltham Forest has handled 9 applications of this type and approves 40% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 193 applications across Leytonstone. We hold 1,239 applications in total for the E11 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
261892
Address
21 Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JA
Postcode
E11 1JA
Local Authority
Waltham Forest
Application Type
Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Leytonstone

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
5 October 2026
Received
Week of 10 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused (with Reasons)

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.572130, 0.010323
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Waltham Forest

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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)

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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