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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Redbridge. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
439 approved · 97 refused · 10 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 May 2025 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Council-wide HMO scope — London Borough of Redbridge · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Outline geometry: Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
16, Hermitage Close, South Woodford, London, E18 2BW
Received 14 Sept 20262, Overton Drive, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4EH
Received 17 Aug 2026135, Brocket Way, Chigwell, IG7 4EU
Received 27 May 2026409, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4UN
Received 15 Jul 2026190, Beehive Lane, Ilford, IG4 5EE
Received 25 Jun 20261, Fullers Avenue, Woodford Green, IG8 9EB
Received 5 Aug 202616, GLENTHORNE GARDENS, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 1LB
Received 10 Jun 202633, Walbrook, Woodford Road, South Woodford, London, E18 2EG
Received 18 Aug 202693, Malford Grove, SOUTH WOODFORD, London, E18 2DH
Received 22 May 202644, Highwood Gardens, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0AA
Received 28 Apr 2026POWER LEAGUE FOOTBALL, FAIRLOP OAK PLAYING FIELD, Forest Road, HAINAULT, Ilford, Redbridge, IG6 3HJ
Received 26 Jun 2026201, Ashburton Avenue, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 9EN
Received 13 Aug 202626, Lime Grove, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3DR
Received 29 Apr 202615, Stroud's Close, Romford, RM6 4XD
Received 6 Aug 2026School Lodge, Loxford School Of Science And Technology, Loxford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2UT
Received 1 Oct 2026Development At Snaresbrook Station Car Park, High Street, Wanstead, London
Received 29 May 202615, Lancaster Avenue, London, E18 1QF
Received 26 Aug 202661, Clayhall Avenue, Ilford, IG5 0PW
Received 12 Aug 2026234, Ashurst Drive, Ilford, IG6 1EW
Received 9 Jun 20263, Silver Birch Mews, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 2SP
Received 18 Sept 202652A, Ranelagh Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3JP
Received 27 Apr 202638, Windermere Gardens, Ilford, IG4 5BZ
Received 4 Sept 2026DEVELOPMENT AT OAKFIELD HOUSE, OAKFIELD ROAD, ILFORD
Received 21 May 2026141, Glenwood Gardens, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6XX
Received 26 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Redbridge, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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