Planning application
Ground Floor Flat 1, 542 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, London, E10 7DT
Works: New dwelling
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) for use of the property as two self-contained flats.
As published by the council, reference 261568
Application record
- Reference
- 261568
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Lea Bridge
- Postcode
- E10 7DT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Waltham Forest
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 August 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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