Planning application
The Cauliflower, 553, High Road, Ilford, IG1 1TZ
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 of approved planning permission 3007/24: Increase size of second floor rear extension. Creation of a mezzanine floor between the first and second floors. (Summary). (Part retrospective). Listed Building consent sought under application reference 3565/25.
As published by the council, reference 3563/25
Application record
- Reference
- 3563/25
- Type
- Section 73 - Minor
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Permission/Consent
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ilford Town
- Decision by
- Delegated C/Signed G. Cooper
- Postcode
- IG1 1TZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Redbridge
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6 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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