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DEVELOPMENT AT OAKFIELD HOUSE, OAKFIELD ROAD, ILFORD

Awaiting decision Redbridge 1347/26 Full Planning Permission

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Proposal

Change of use of first and second floors from vacant Offices into a large 22 room HMO for 32 people with associated internal alterations and reconfiguration of floor layout. Alterations to rear fenestrations. (Summary).

As published by the council, reference 1347/26

Application record

Reference
1347/26
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Under assessment
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Ilford Town

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2026

    Received by Redbridge

  2. 14 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Redbridge took a median of 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Redbridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Redbridge decided full applications in a median of 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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