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Appeals.

When Waltham Forest refuses an application and the applicant appeals, the Planning Inspectorate decides. It overturned the council on 23% of the 284 appeals it faced, 3.4 points below the London average.

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Appeal sites · Waltham Forest
Appeals — geocoded
OverturnedDismissedOther
272 of 284 appeals mapped · click a dot for the record
At a glance · Planning Inspectorate record
284
Appeals to PINS
65 allowed · 217 dismissed
22.9%
Overturned
London 26.3% · -3.4pts
10
Costs awarded
mostly against the council
100
Inspectors
heard appeals here
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Appeal decisions — Waltham Forest

Planning Inspectorate decisions on Waltham Forest appeals, with the inspector and the policies weighed. Showing 6 of 284.

Appeal ref
Outcome
Inspector
Policies cited
Decided
Dismissed
P Eggleton
2026-06-12
Allowed
A A Phillips
2026-05-14
Allowed
J Pearce
2026-05-13
Dismissed
J Heppell
E4, S72, HC1, LPP1
2025-12-12
Dismissed
S Simms
E17, C2, C4, C3
2025-12-05
Dismissed
E Everitt
E4, A112, A110
2025-12-05
Dismissed
P Eggleton
2026-06-12
Allowed
A A Phillips
2026-05-14
Allowed
J Pearce
2026-05-13
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Dismissed
J Heppell
E4, S72, HC1, LPP1
2025-12-12
Dismissed
S Simms
E17, C2, C4, C3
2025-12-05
Dismissed
E Everitt
E4, A112, A110
2025-12-05
At a glance
Appeals284
Overturned23%
Most likely to overturnChris Couper
Most likely to back councilC Rafferty
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S Simms6 · 0%
S Poole4 · 0%
J Heppell3 · 33%
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Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions for the Waltham Forest planning authority. “Overturned” = the inspector allowed the appeal, overruling the council. Policies are parsed from each decision letter. One step back is the London-wide Inspectorate record.