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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439 approved · 97 refused · 10 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
DEVELOPMENT REAR OF PEVENSEY COURT, CHURCHFIELDS, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON
Received 7 Aug 202669, Lord Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0HN
Received 26 May 202622 24, Flat 1, Eastwood Road, SEVEN KINGS, Ilford, IG3 8XA
Received 31 Jul 2026147, Rushden Gardens, CLAYHALL, Ilford, IG5 0BL
Received 26 Jun 202619, Lennox Gardens, Cranbrook, Ilford, IG1 3LF
Received 5 Jun 2026106, The Glade, Ilford, IG5 0NL
Received 15 Jun 202613, Newbury Road, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7HB
Received 1 Sept 202627, Cambridge Park, Wanstead, London, E11 2PU
Received 9 Jun 202636, Perth Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6AR
Received 10 Sept 20264, Spencer Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8PW
Received 10 Jun 2026Development Site Between 43 And 45 Clarence Avenue And Rear Of Montrose House 412 To 416, Eastern Avenue, Ilford
Received 15 Sept 202628, Ranelagh Gardens, Cranbrook, Ilford, IG1 3JR
Received 4 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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