Planning application
Development At Lake Forest House, Forest Road, And Land On The NW Of Forest Road, Part Of London Marathon Playing Fields, Forest Road, Hainault, Ilford
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Demolish fire damaged building. Alterations to existing means of access to a highway. Erection of a two storey building comprising flexible use comprising of General Industrial (B2), Warehouse / Distribution (B8), Office (E(i)) and Light Industrial (E(g)(iii)) with associated access, servicing, car and cycle parking, refuse storage and hard and soft landscaping works. (Summary).
As published by the council, reference 1376/26
Application record
- Reference
- 1376/26
- Type
- Major Application
- Status
- Under assessment
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Fairlop
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Redbridge
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25 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Redbridge took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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