Planning application
40 Chatham Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6EU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)-Use of property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).
As published by the council, reference 260245
Application record
- Reference
- 260245
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- William Morris
- Postcode
- E17 6EU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Waltham Forest
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Checking the current position
The published feed does not show a live status for this application; the register on Waltham Forest's own portal holds the authoritative version.
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.
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