Planning application
258 - 262 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval for proposed conversion of the building (offices) into residential (use class C3) to provide 49 no. residential units including an additional internal staircase.
As published by the council, reference 21/00787/PRECUJ
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00787/PRECUJ
- Type
- Prior Approval (E) Office to (C3) Resi
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required & Refused
- Received
- 26 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 20 May 2021
- Ward
- Forest Gate South
- Parish
- Forest Gate Community Forum
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- E7 9HZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 2 refused.
-
21/00768/PRECUJ Refused
258 - 262 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HZ
Prior Approval for proposed conversion of the building (offices) into residential (use class C3) to provide 49 no. residential units.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
26 Mar 2021
Received by Newham
-
20 May 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Refused
-
25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in London
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 15 councils · 60% granted
Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.
See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Newham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
236 Romford Road Forest Gate London Newham E7 9HZ
Non - Material amendment to Planning Permission 19/02604/LA3 dated 17th December 2019 - Refer to the "Summary of Changes" for full details.
Refused Amendments 3 docs -
236 Romford Road Forest Gate London Newham E7 9HZ
Non - Material amendment to Planning Permisson 19/02604/LA3 dated 17th December 2019 - Conditions 7 & 9 - Removal of ,
Refused Amendments 9 docs -
258 - 262 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HZ
Prior Approval for proposed conversion of the building (offices) into residential (use class C3) to provide 49 no. residential units.
Refused Prior approval 22 docs -
293 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HJ
99% historically approved · decision due ~31 Oct
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 4 (Materials) and Condition 5 (Soft and Hard Landscaping) attached to Planning Consent 22/01732/FUL dated 14th December 2022.
Status unknown Conditions 4 docs -
277 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London Newham E7 9AE
Proposed demolition of existing workshop and erection of a three storey building for live/work use.
Refused Full applications Demolition 16 docs -
96-98 Sprowston Mews Forest Gate London Newham E7 9AE
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Contamination), 5a (Sound Insulation), 6 (Materials requiring subsequent approval) and 11 (Waste Management) attached to Planning Consent dated 20/01963/FUL dated 7th September 2020.
Granted Conditions 15 docs
Other prior approval applications
In Newham
-
26/01212/PRESU Granted
Stracey Road Railway Bridge Stracey Road Forest Gate London E7 0HG
Application for Prior Approval under Class A, Part 18, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order (as Amended) 2015 (GPDO) for Proposed TAH2/04 - Stracey Road Replacement of Existing Overbridge Superstructure.
-
26/01148/PREPV Granted
1 Claps Gate Lane Beckton London E6 6JF
Prior Approval application for proposed installation of roof mounted solar panels at Sainsburys Beckton.
-
26/01127/PREHH Granted
21D Chobham Road Stratford London E15 1LU
Prior notification application for the construction of a single-storey ground floor rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 4.50m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.00m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3.00m
-
26/01088/PREHH Granted
4 Kelland Road Plaistow London E13 8DS
Prior notification application for the construction of a single-storey ground floor rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 5.00m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.73m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.80m
-
26/01101/PREHH Refused
12 Cheltenham Gardens East Ham London E6 3DH
Prior notification application for the construction of a single-storey ground floor rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 5.00m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.00m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.70m