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Little Heath School, Hainault Road, Romford, RM6 5RX

Granted Redbridge 2454/25 Cert. Lawfulness Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of single storey building to provide the school with five classrooms, a library, a 'life skills' teaching area, small staff office and toilet facilities (Summary)

As published by the council, reference 2454/25

Application record

Reference
2454/25
Type
Cert. Lawfulness Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Lawful
Received
28 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Decided
30 Sep 2025
Ward
Aldborough
Decision by
Delegated C/Signed T.Smith-Keary
Postcode
RM6 5RX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Redbridge register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 4631/21/02 Granted

    Little Heath School, Hainault Road, Romford, RM6 5RX

    Discharge of conditions for approved permission 4631/21: Travel plan (Condition 4); and Fire Safety (Condition 5). (Summary).

    Decided 16 May 2023 Conditions
  • 0601/17/09 Granted

    Little Heath School, Hainault Road, Romford, RM6 5RX

    Bat boxes (Condition 8): Erection of one and a half storey sports hall with single storey ancillary building providing changing facilities, storage and plant room. (Summary).

    Decided 25 Nov 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Aug 2025

    Received by Redbridge

  2. 29 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Lawful

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Redbridge granted permission on 30 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Little Heath School, Hainault Road, Romford, RM6 5RX

    4631/21/02 Submitted 11 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions for approved permission 4631/21: Travel plan (Condition 4); and Fire Safety (Condition 5). (Summary).

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • Little Heath School, Hainault Road, Romford, RM6 5RX

    0601/17/09 Submitted 23 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Bat boxes (Condition 8): Erection of one and a half storey sports hall with single storey ancillary building providing changing facilities, storage and plant room. (Summary).

    Granted Conditions 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • 22, Billet Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5SU

    3710/21 Submitted 9 Sep 2021 100 yards away

    Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 4.00 metres and height at the eaves of 2.90 metres.

    Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
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  • 32, Billet Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5SU

    0626/23 Submitted 2 Mar 2023 100 yards away

    Two storey side extension. Part single, part two storey rear extension. (summary)

    Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
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    1898/26 Submitted 16 Jul 2026 150 yards away

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    Granted Trees 8 docs

  • Land Rear Of 7 St James Gardens, Hainault Road, Romford

    2227/26 Submitted 24 Aug 2026 200 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct

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    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs

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