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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439 approved · 97 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4, Hereford Road, Wanstead, London, E11 2EA
Received 23 Jun 2026684, Chigwell Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8AQ
Received 1 Jun 202665, Windsor Road, Ilford, IG1 1HG
Received 30 Jul 20266, Warwick Gardens, Ilford, IG1 4LE
Received 8 Jun 202682, Wanstead Park Avenue, Wanstead, London, E12 5EF
Received 24 Jul 202652, The Glade, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0NF
Received 7 Sept 2026525, Eastern Avenue, Ilford, IG2 6PJ
Received 22 May 202680, Aberdour Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, IG3 9PG
Received 22 May 2026DEVELOPMENT AT 53, LEXDEN DRIVE, ROMFORD
Received 15 Jul 202636, Parkland Road, WOODFORD GREEN, Woodford Green, IG8 9AP
Received 17 Sept 2026224, Manford Way, Chigwell, IG7 4AD
Received 6 Jul 2026DEVELOPMENT AT LAND IN JANICE MEWS AND AT 148 TO 152, HIGH ROAD, ILFORD
Received 1 Jun 2026163, Cambridge Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8LZ
Received 28 Aug 202660, Malford Grove, South Woodford, London, E18 2DY
Received 27 Jul 20262, The Green, WOODFORD GREEN, Woodford Green, IG8 0NF
Received 21 Sept 20266, Arandora Crescent, Romford, RM6 4SS
Received 28 Jul 202618, Stoke Avenue, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3ED
Received 3 Jul 2026Development Site At Former 888, High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford
Received 12 Jun 202654, Collinwood Gardens, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0AN
Received 10 Aug 202627, Rosebury Square, Woodford Green, IG8 8GT
Received 6 Jul 202666, Elmstead Road, SEVEN KINGS, Ilford
Received 17 Aug 2026176, Mortlake Road, Ilford, IG1 2TB
Received 27 Jul 202633, South Park Crescent, Ilford, IG1 1XU
Received 21 Sept 2026Development At 68, Eastwood Road, Seven Kings, Ilford
Received 3 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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