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DEVELOPMENT AT 53, LEXDEN DRIVE, ROMFORD

Awaiting decision Redbridge 1889/26 Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Extension Domestic

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

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Two storey side extension. Part first floor rear extension. Conversion of the existing dwellinghouse to create two self-contained residential flats with associated car parking, waste/refuse, cycle store, and private amenity space. Removal of chimney. Alterations to fenestrations (summary)

As published by the council, reference 1889/26

Application record

Reference
1889/26
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Under assessment
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Chadwell, Seven Kings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Received by Redbridge

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 September 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

24 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 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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In Redbridge

  • 1891/26 Granted

    409, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4UN

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  • 1426/26 Granted

    Holy Trinity Church, Mossford Green, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2BX

    Alterations at ground floor level including internal reconfiguration and alterations. Replace metal roof with standing seam finish and rooflights. Insertion of a new emergency exit door to the west elevation and glazing to the existing south door. New pedestrian access route. (Summary).

    27 May 2026 Full applications
  • 1956/26 Refused

    51, Roman Road, Ilford, IG1 2NZ

    Change of use from a single dwellinghouse to a small HMO for up to 4 people. (Summary)

    24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 1865/26 Refused

    13, Lambs Meadow, Woodford Green, IG8 8QD

    Change of use from a single dwelling (C3) house into a Children's Home (C2). (Summary)

    13 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 1596/26 Refused

    96, Mortlake Road, Ilford, IG1 2SY

    Change of use from a single dwellinghouse to a small HMO for up to 6 people. (Retrospective) (Summary)

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