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15, Gresham Drive, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4TL

Refused Redbridge 0629/26 Prior Approval - Householders

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

Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.00 metres and height at the eaves of 3.00 metres.

As published by the council, reference 0629/26

Application record

Reference
0629/26
Type
Prior Approval - Householders
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required - Refused
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Decided
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Chadwell
Decision by
Delegated C/Signed A.Hudson
Postcode
RM6 4TL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by Redbridge

  2. 10 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Refused

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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.

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