Planning application
20, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4DL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of vacant ground floor to a restaurant/café (Class E(b) and installation of a new ventilation system (summary)
As published by the council, reference 2599/25
Application record
- Reference
- 2599/25
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under assessment
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Ilford Town
- Postcode
- IG1 4DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by Redbridge
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9 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 March 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
28 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About full applications
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