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53, Lexden Drive, Romford, RM6 4TJ

Refused Redbridge 0411/26 Prior Approval Determination

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Upward extension of an additional single storey, maximum height of 2.7 metres. (Summary).

As published by the council, reference 0411/26

Application record

Reference
0411/26
Type
Prior Approval Determination
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required - Refused
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Decided
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Chadwell, Seven Kings
Decision by
Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke
Postcode
RM6 4TJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by Redbridge

  2. 17 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Refused

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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