Redbridge has applied Article 4 directions in several of its interwar housing areas, including parts of Ilford. This removes permitted development rights for extensions that would otherwise not require planning permission — catching out homeowners who assume their builder can 'just build it'.
The Article 4 direction in this area removes PD rights for side and rear extensions on dwellings in specified roads. The reasoning is to protect the character of the interwar housing stock — a consistent pattern of brick semis with generous rear gardens and open side boundaries.
Our design kept the extension at 3.5m depth — within PD thresholds even without PD rights — and used a matching brick to the existing house. The planning application was submitted as a householder application with a simple covering letter explaining how the proposal complied with the Council's residential design guidance.
Redbridge approved the application in exactly 8 weeks. No pre-application advice, no pre-decision queries, no conditions beyond standard materials approval. A clean determination consistent with Redbridge's 88% approval rate.
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