Planning application
124, Ley Street, Ilford, IG1 4BX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor from retail to one x 1-bedroom flat. Alterations to front facade and fenestrations (Retrospective). (summary)
As published by the council, reference 0684/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0684/26
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Permission/Consent
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ilford Town
- Decision by
- Delegated C/Signed A. Van Overbeke
- Postcode
- IG1 4BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Redbridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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1919/26 Awaiting decision
124, Ley Street, Ilford, IG1 4BX
Change of use of ground floor from Retail into one (one x 1-bedroom) self-contained flat. Alterations to front facade and fenestrations. (Retrospective). (Summary).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Redbridge
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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124, Ley Street, Ilford, IG1 4BX
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