WEA Planning are Redbridge planning consultants offering advice on all levels of planning application from small-scale house conversions up to large commercial projects.
We can help you gain the planning permission you need, regardless of the type of proposal:
Confirmation that a development can be built using permitted development rights.
Prior notification - an express application scheme for smaller projects.
Development in Redbridge conservation areas or where you need listed building consent.
Change of use in Redbridge - for applications where no structural changes take place, but the building is used for a different purpose.
Residential extensions, basements or loft conversions in Redbridge.
Commercial developments, including new build and change of use.
Our experience working on planning projects in across London covers all the different stages of the planning process.
We can help you with:
Initial consultations and pre-application submissions.
Making a full planning application to the London Borough of Redbridge.
Applications to remove or vary a planning condition.
Negotiating Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions.
Obtaining Certificates of lawful use.
Planning appeals and public inquiries.
Making representations at Redbridge planning committee meetings. Most applications will not need to go this go through this process, but even a smaller planning application can be called before the committee if there are a sufficient number of unsatisfied objections.
With experience across many different sectors, WEA Planning can help with your scheme, whatever the nature and type of building proposal it is. We have worked on all of the following types of scheme across London:
Residential schemes, including securing planning permission for large garden outbuildings, extensions, home offices and conversions from offices to flats.
Commercial planning applications.
Educational buildings, health centres and similar such public sector planning applications.
Other usage types (sui generis). This planning application type covers any kind of building which does not already have its own usage class.
Redbridge is located in northeast London, bordered by the River Roding to the west and the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham, and Havering.
Redbridge has a varied economy, with local businesses, retail, and services playing significant roles. Key areas include Ilford, Wanstead, and Woodford.
The area has a lot of green spaces, including Wanstead Park, Claybury Park, and Fairlop Waters Country Park. The borough is just south of Epping Forest.
The borough is well connected by the Central line and local bus services.
The Local Plan informs the policies which guide development across the borough, this includes residential, commercial, parks and other public infrastructure. These policies are important to decide whether to approve planning applications.
The Local Plan 2015-2030 was adopted in 2018.
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WEA Planning have a successful track record of gaining planning approvals across London. We are Redbridge planning consultants who can make representations to the London Borough of Redbridge planning team on your behalf.
The London Borough of Redbridge has listed buildings and structures, locally listed buildings and structures, and 16 conservation areas.
Details of the locally listed and statutory listed heritage assets in the borough can be found online.
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 Directions enable a local authority to remove certain permitted development rights. This means that for the specified development a planning application will need to be submitted.
The borough has article 4's in place for some of the conservation areas in the borough. There is a borough wide article 4 for change in use from dwellinghouse (C3) to a small HMO (C4). There is an article 4 for change in use from office to residential across small part of the borough. There is more detail on the borough's website.
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Are you looking for Redbridge planning consultants who can advise you on all stages of the planning process? Contact us today to see how we can help!