Planning application
DEVELOPMENT AT LAND ON THE SW OF LEY STREET AND FORMER LEY STREET MULTI STOREY CAR PARK, SYLVAN ROAD, ILFORD
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing Major scheme
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Proposal
Redevelopment of former car park. Excavation of a Basement. Erection of three new buildings of part 5, part 6, 26, and 29 storeys in height comprising Commercial (Use Class E), 43no. Residential Dwellings (Class C3), Co-living Accommodation (407no. rooms) (Sui Generis) and purpose-built Student Accommodation (498no. rooms) (Sui Generis), and the construction of a new bus drivers' facility building with associated bin/cycle store within pavilion, parking, landscaping and public realm works. (AMENDMENTS). (Summary). Amendments: - Inclusion of substation enclosure; - increased disabled parking from 7 to 14 spaces with car club; - Flat block 1: Larger and fewer flats provided all as social housing (43No) instead of all shared ownership and addition of communal amenity space; - Co-living block 2: internal layouts to increase to 10% accessible rooms, alignment and height of pedestrian route, façade, windows opened to hallways, gym, and movement of block northwards by 1.1m; - Student block 3: Movement of residents lounge to eastern side facing play area, increase in internal communal amenity space by 67sqm - Increased size of TfL facility; - Corkers Path feasibility; and - Updated documents.
As published by the council, reference 2723/25
Application record
- Reference
- 2723/25
- Type
- Major Application
- Status
- Under assessment
- Received
- 25 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Ilford Town
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Redbridge
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29 Oct 2025
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 28 January 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
154 documents on file for this application
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