Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Use of property as Large HMO (Sui Generis). (summary)
Proposal details
- Reference
- 1189/26
- Alternative references
- PP-14907249
- Ward
- Valentines
- Agent
- Hussain
- UPRN
- 100022229928
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-existingExisting plan - floor plan | 3 May 2026 | View |
| As-ExistingProposed plan - floor plan | 3 May 2026 | View |
| 3 Location and Block.pdfSite/block plan | 3 May 2026 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted_v2.pdfApplication form | 28 May 2026 | View |
| 2087089_Decision_Certificate_Existing_CERTEXU.pdfDecision notice | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| Northbrook Report.pdfOfficer report | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePublicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceExtension date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
2087089_Decision_Certificate_Existing_CERTEXU.pdfPlanning conditions
- The following documents were taken into consideration: Redbridge Housing Correspondence; Redbridge HMO Licence (2021-26); Previous Owner Statutory Declaration; Owner/Landlord Statutory Declaration; Builder Statutory Declaration; Tenant Statutory Declarations x3; Drawing 1 - Pre-Existing Plans; Drawing 2 - Existing Plans; Drawing 3 - Site Location and Block Plans; Email to Ilford Poice Station (2014); Email to HMO Team (2013)
- The use of the property known as 22 Northbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 3BS as a Large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) is not lawful development within the period set out in Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) as the available evidence to establish on the balance of probability that the property has been in continuous use as a Sui Generis HMO for a period of ten years prior to the submission of this application, with emphasis on the established connection to the neighbouring 24 Northbrook Rd Hotel; the submission's heavily reliance on statutory declarations; no HMO licence or other supplementary information provided to cover the period prior to 2021 and the counter indicative 2018 planning history of site hotel usage (retrospective permission sought).
- Redbridge Planning Service adopts a positive and proactive approach when engaging with applicants/agents in line with the National Planning Policy Framework. We encourage engagement with the pre-application service to avoid delays in the planning process. https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning/ The proposal does not comply with policy and no pre-application discussions were entered into. The applicant is encouraged to seek pre-application advice prior to the submission of any future planning application.
